Frequent detection of discordant results of two interferon-γ release assays in an aged population

F. C. Ringshausen, H. Knoop, A. Nienhaus, J. Bünger, V. Harth, F. Hoffmeyer, R. Merget, G. Schultze-Werninghaus, G. Rohde (Bochum, Hamburg, Germany; , Switzerland; , Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Immune responses for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Immune responses for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 274
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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