Source: Annual Congress 2007 - New methods to diagnose tuberculosis infection and disease and problems in tuberculosis care
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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U. Demkow, B. Broniarek-Samson, M. Filewska, B. Bialas-Chromiec, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, Z. Zwolska, J. Kus (Warsaw, Poland). Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) detected by whole blood interferon gamma based assay among health care workers (HCW) in Poland. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 1686

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