Source: Annual Congress 2008 - New tests and methods to diagnose tuberculosis infection and disease and to monitor treatment
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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D. Alexandrescu, B. Torok, E. Barbu (Brasov, Romania). The role of quantiferon tuberculosis gold test (Q) in diagnosing active tuberculosis (TB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTI) in children. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2850

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