Evaluation of a IFN-γ test using Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens for diagnosis of active tuberculosis

J. Ruiz-Manzano, J. Dominguez, I. Latorre, M. L. De Souza-Galvao, C. Prat, F. Andreo, N. Rodriguez, L. Haba, C. Ramil, V. Ausina (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session: Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 886
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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