Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 586-593
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Bartalesi F., Vicidomini S., Goletti D., Fiorelli C., Fiori G., Melchiorre D., Tortoli E., Mantella A., Benucci M., Girardi E., Cerinic M. M., Bartoloni A.. QuantiFERON-TB Gold and the TST are both useful for latent tuberculosis infection screening in autoimmune diseases. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 586-593

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