Source: Annual Congress 2006 - New methods to diagnose tuberculosis infection
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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J. P. Janssens, P. Roux-Lombard, T. Perneger, M. Metzger, R. Vivien, T. Rochat (Geneva, Switzerland). Contribution of the T-SPOT.TB assay for detection of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) in contact tracing procedures. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 2180

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