QuantiFERON value in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy

Rachida Yahiaoui (Barcelona, Spain), Rachida Yahiaoui, Fatih Meçabih, N. Ramdani, Rabah Amrane, Aziza Fissah, Rabiha Baba-Ahmad

Source: International Congress 2015 – Systemic and airway biomarkers
Session: Systemic and airway biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3878
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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