Evidence assessment on the use of IGRA testing in diagnosing latent tuberculosis – A TBNET review
R. Diel, D. Cirrilo, G. Ferrara, C. Giehl, D. Goletti, E. Huitric, B. Kampmann, C. Lange, M. Losi, D. Manissero, R. Markova, G. B. Migliori, M. Ruhwald, D. Wagner, J. P. Zellweger (Saarbrücken, Germany; Milan, Terni, Rome, Modena, Tradate, Italy; Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom; Sofia, Bulgaria; Copenhagen, Denmark; Lausanne, Switzerland)
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Interferon-gamma releases assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: what is the role?
Disease area: Respiratory infections
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R. Diel, D. Cirrilo, G. Ferrara, C. Giehl, D. Goletti, E. Huitric, B. Kampmann, C. Lange, M. Losi, D. Manissero, R. Markova, G. B. Migliori, M. Ruhwald, D. Wagner, J. P. Zellweger (Saarbrücken, Germany; Milan, Terni, Rome, Modena, Tradate, Italy; Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom; Sofia, Bulgaria; Copenhagen, Denmark; Lausanne, Switzerland). Evidence assessment on the use of IGRA testing in diagnosing latent tuberculosis – A TBNET review. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 2148
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