The diagnostic efficiency of TB quantiferon gold test in tuberculosis (preeliminary reports)

F. Ciftci, O. Sezer, E. Bozkanat, O. Deniz, H. Kaya, Z. Kartaloglu (Istanbul, Ankara, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis III
Session: Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis III
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2490
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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