Use of an ELISPOT interferon-gamma release assay for screening of end-stage renal failure contacts in haemodialysis centres

C. Chee, L. Lim, C. K. Koh, K. W. KhinMar, S. H. Gan, Y. T. Wang (Singapore, Singapore)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to therapy and prevention
Session: Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to therapy and prevention
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3058
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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C. Chee, L. Lim, C. K. Koh, K. W. KhinMar, S. H. Gan, Y. T. Wang (Singapore, Singapore). Use of an ELISPOT interferon-gamma release assay for screening of end-stage renal failure contacts in haemodialysis centres. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 3058

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