Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Different methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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G. H. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom). Timing of serodiagnostic tests for tuberculosis affects sensitivity. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 1375

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