Use of quantiFERON-TB goldÔ blood test as first step for immigrant tuberculosis screening in a UK city

A. Hardy, R. Varma, S. Moffitt, T. Collyns, J. P. Watson, R. Booth, C. Mullarky (Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Session: Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2518
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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