Frequency of discordant results in interferon-γ release assay serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers

F. C. Ringshausen, S. Schloesser, A. Schablon, A. Nienhaus, G. Schultze-Werninghaus, G. Rohde (Bochum, Hamburg, Germany)

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: 2532
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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