Effects of shaking methods of blood collection tubes on QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assays

K. Higuchi, N. Harada, Y. Sekiya (Kiyose, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis: metabolic insights
Session: Tuberculosis: metabolic insights
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3054
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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K. Higuchi, N. Harada, Y. Sekiya (Kiyose, Japan). Effects of shaking methods of blood collection tubes on QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assays. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 3054

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