Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis diagnosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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M. Spinicci, D. Goletti, J. Mencarini, L. Attala, A. Mantella, N. Della Malva, A. Cavallo, A. Bartoloni, F. Bartalesi (Firenze, Roma, Italy). Discordance QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube and tuberculin skin test: Latent tuberculosis infection or immunological memory?. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 502

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