Comparison of the accuracy of QuantiFERON TB gold in tube vs QuantiFERON-TB plus

Delia Goletti (Rome, Italy), Valentina Vanini, Elisa Petruccioli, Fabrizio Palmieri, Daniela Cirillo, Gilda Cuzzi, Giovan Battista Migliori, Delia Goletti, Enrico Girardi

Source: International Congress 2016 – Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session: Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2112
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Delia Goletti (Rome, Italy), Valentina Vanini, Elisa Petruccioli, Fabrizio Palmieri, Daniela Cirillo, Gilda Cuzzi, Giovan Battista Migliori, Delia Goletti, Enrico Girardi. Comparison of the accuracy of QuantiFERON TB gold in tube vs QuantiFERON-TB plus. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2112

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