Change of the tuberculin reaction in HIV-positive residents with a low number of CD4 lymphocytes

T. A. Alexandrina, S. A. Cherenko (Kiev, Ukraine)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiology and treatment of tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiology and treatment of tuberculosis
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1745
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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T. A. Alexandrina, S. A. Cherenko (Kiev, Ukraine). Change of the tuberculin reaction in HIV-positive residents with a low number of CD4 lymphocytes. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 1745

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