New guidelines for screening for tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection pre-immunosuppressive therapy in the Netherlands: a targeted and stratified approach

p. van der Valk (Enschede, Netherlands), R. Van Crevel (Nijmegen, Netherlands), J. Jde Steenwinkel (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Bakker (Nijmegen, Netherlands), H. Vonkeman (Enschede, Netherlands), R. Van Hest (Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis: diagnosis and scores
Session: Tuberculosis: diagnosis and scores
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 557
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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