Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Interferon-gamma releases assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: what is the role?
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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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