Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 1374-1382
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections



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Kampmann B., Whittaker E., Williams A., Walters S., Gordon A., Martinez-Alier N., Williams B., Crook A. M., Hutton A-M., Anderson S. T.. Interferon-γ release assays do not identify more children with active tuberculosis than the tuberculin skin test. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 1374-1382

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