Clinical evaluation of QuantiFERON TB -2g test in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease

Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - From bench to bedside: diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: From bench to bedside: diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1697
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki, Japan). Clinical evaluation of QuantiFERON TB -2g test in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 1697

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