Clinical utility of the quantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis

Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki city, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session: Interferon-gamma methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4579
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki city, Japan). Clinical utility of the quantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4579

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