Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and the ELISPOT blood test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in pre-transplant dialysis patients

L. Richeldi, M. Losi, S. Cerri, P. Roversi, A. Debbi, A. Di Felice, F. Ferrari, K. Millington, A. Albertazzi, L. M. Fabbri, A. Lalvani (Modena, Italy; Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis and LTBI
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and LTBI
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1652
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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