LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: The performance of flow cytometry in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in patients under treatment with anti-TNFa and other biological agents

C. Papageorgiou, M. Ploussi, S. Karabela, K. Fotiadis, A. Anastasopoulos, A. Papavasileiou, E. Vogiatzakis, D. Ioakeimidis, A. Gritzapis, N. Poulakis (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1600
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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