Correlation of PPD test findings and eosinophil granulocyte (EGR) counts in the peripheral blood of patients treated for active pulmonary tuberculosis

S. B. Kasikovic Lecic, A. Kerenji (Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis and laboratory aspects: genetics and immunobiology
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and laboratory aspects: genetics and immunobiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2155
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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