Interferon gamma release assays based on M. tuberculosis-specific antigens (IGRAs) in sarcoidosis patients

Anna Kempisty (Warsaw, Poland), Anna Kempisty, Beata Bialas-Chromiec, Dagmara Borkowska, Jan Kus

Source: International Congress 2015 – Sarcoidosis: pathogenesis
Session: Sarcoidosis: pathogenesis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3315
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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