Latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) in employees of Geneva University Hospital: estimation of annual risk of infection over a 5-year period

J. P. Janssens, R. Weissbrodt, N. Denereaz-Gonnon, N. Bessire (Geneva, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session: Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 872
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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