T spot TB reactivity – ²to treat or not to treat²

D. D‘Quino, A. Morris, J. Nash, B. Prathibha (Ashford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Clinical immunology of tuberculosis
Session: Clinical immunology of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2571
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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D. D‘Quino, A. Morris, J. Nash, B. Prathibha (Ashford, United Kingdom). T spot TB reactivity – ²to treat or not to treat². Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2571

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