Indeterminate results of a tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assay in immunocompromised patients

Lange B., Vavra M., Kern W. V., Wagner D.

Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1179-1182
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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