Interferon gamma assay for health care workers

G. De Iaco, A. C. Carvalho, R. Baschè, P. Troupioti, S. Sala Crist, S. De Lorenzo, M. Crippa, L. Jacquot, G. Besozzi, A. Matteelli (Sondalo, Sondrio, Brescia, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - New tools in tuberculosis diagnosis
Session: New tools in tuberculosis diagnosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4180
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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