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



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L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, G. Deng, M. Pareek, A. Lalvani, X. Liu (Beijing, China; London, United Kingdom). A prospective longitudinal study evaluating a T-cell-based assay for latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in a general hospital in Beijing. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 503

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