Response to M. tuberculosis selected RD1 peptides in Ugandan HIV-infected patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis

D. Goletti, S. Carrara, H. Mayanja-Kizza, J. Baseke, M. Mugerwa, E. Girardi, Z. Toossi (Rome, Italy; Cleveland, OH, United States Of America; Kampala, Uganda)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Session: Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2522
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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