Clinical evaluation of diagnostic potential of several biomarkers for immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis infection including IGRAs

Yoshihiro Kobashi (Kurashiki Okayama, Japan), Yoshihiro Kobashi, Keiji Mouri, Shigeki Kato, Mikio Oka

Source: International Congress 2015 – Biomarkers in TB: immunology and physiology
Session: Biomarkers in TB: immunology and physiology
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4523
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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