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



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K. Higuchi, N. Harada, T. Mori (Kiyose, Japan). Relationship between the whole blood interferon-gamma responses and the risk of active tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 2179

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