Use of QFT-G in tuberculosis: the military experience

B. Kipfer, M. Büchler, M. Reichmuth, T. Bodmer (Thun, Bern, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiological aspects of lung tumors and infections including tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiological aspects of lung tumors and infections including tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2649
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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