Serial testing with the interferon-γ release assay in Portuguese healthcare workers

J. Torres Costa, R. Silva, R. Sá, M. J. Cardoso, A. Nienhaus (Porto, Portugal; Hamburg, Germany)

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: 273
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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