Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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R. Diel, N. Albert, L. Christoph, S. Tom (Duesseldorf, Rotenburg/Wuemme, Hamburg, Borstel, Germany). Tuberculosis contact investigation with a new, specific blood test in a low-incidence population. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 877

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