Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Biology of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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A. Ketenci, E. Caglar, G. Ortakoylu, A. Bahadir (Istanbul, Turkey). Comparison of whole blood gamma interferon assay and tuberculin skin testing in tuberculosis contacts. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 4155

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