Source: Annual Congress 2006 - New methods to diagnose tuberculosis infection
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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R. Piro, G. Ferrara, A. Andreani, M. Meacci, B. Meccugni, I. Marchetti, M. Losi, L. Richeldi, L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy). Validation of the tuberculin skin test cut off in BCG-vaccinated individuals using the QuantiFERON-TB gold test. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 2174

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