Estimation of incidence of tuberculosis infection in health-care workers using repeated interferon-γ release assays

T. Yoshiyama, N. Harada, K. Higuchi, Y. Nakajima, Y. Sekiya, H. Ogata (Kiyose, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tuberculosis contact screening
Session: Tuberculosis contact screening
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 499
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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