A new immune diagnostic assay based on ESAT-6 and CFP-10 epitopes in the evaluation of subjects with a clinical suspicion of active tuberculosis

D. Goletti, D. Vincenti, S. Carrara, M. Amicosante, C. Saltini, M. L. Bocchino, E. Girardi (Rome, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2627
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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