Diagnostic efficiency of quantiferon TB gold test in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy

A. K. Cirak, S. Tekgül, S. Bilaceroglu, A. Gündüz, B. Komurcuoglu, N. Tasdogen (Izmir, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3061
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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