Latent TB screening before anti-TNFα treatment

R. Lungu, A. Croitoru, D. Bumbacea (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis: metabolic insights
Session: Tuberculosis: metabolic insights
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3046
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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R. Lungu, A. Croitoru, D. Bumbacea (Bucharest, Romania). Latent TB screening before anti-TNFα treatment. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 3046

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