Immunological characterization of heparin binding hemagglutinin from mycobacterium tuberculosis

L. Savolainen, L. Pusa, H. J. Kim, I. Seppälä, T. Tuuminen (Helsinki, Tammisaari, Finland; Daejeon, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis
Session: Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 4514
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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L. Savolainen, L. Pusa, H. J. Kim, I. Seppälä, T. Tuuminen (Helsinki, Tammisaari, Finland; Daejeon, Republic Of Korea). Immunological characterization of heparin binding hemagglutinin from mycobacterium tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4514

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Paul Kelly - 07.10.2008 09:49
P Kelly
? The title is not as in the abstract book. This assay would not have the reliability to be used either as a diagnostic nor prognostic tool.
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