Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Epidemiology of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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S. Kasikovic Lecic, S. Pavlovic, V. Kuruc, D. Kukavica, D. Stanojev Jovanovic, Z. Markovic, S. Somborac (Sremska Kamenica, Sremska Kameni, Serbia And Montenegro). PPD test in detecting active tuberculosis among gypsy children: evaluation. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 2429

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