The role of tuberculin skin test in the diagnosis of latent TB infection among military men in South Korea

H. S. Chung, C. M. Choi, D. H. Kim, C. H. Kim, H. J. Kim, Y. T. Chung, S. K. Han (Seoul, Sung-nam, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1038
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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