Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
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S. Katsenos, M. Nikolopoulou, I. Margelis, K. Gartzonika, A. Mavridis, S. Constantopoulos, G. Daskalopoulos (Ioannina, Greece). Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) in BCG vaccinated Greek army recruits reveals that most positive tuberculin skin tests (TST) are due to BCG and not to latent tb infection. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2520

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