Species-specific Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in Cystic Fibrosis patients.

M. Steindor (Essen, Germany), F. Stehling (Essen, Germany), M. Olivier (Essen, Germany), J. Kehrmann (Essen, Germany), M. Diricks (Borstel, Germany), F. Maurer (Borstel, Germany), P. Horn (Essen, Germany), S. Straßburg (Essen, Germany), M. Welsner (Essen, Germany), S. Sutharsan (Essen, Germany), M. Lindemann (Essen, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and other comorbidities
Session: Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and other comorbidities
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Number: 1017

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