Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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T. Cagatay, M. Aydin, Z. Gulbaran, R. Yildiz, L. Pur, A. Gul, M. Inanc, S. Kamali, K. Koksalan, B. Kiran, Z. Kilicaslan (Istanbul, Turkey). Comparison of PPD and quantiferon tests in determining latent tuberculosis in patients who are directed to TNF antagonists. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4583

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