Sequential analysis of interferon-γ release assay results in active tuberculosis patients

K. Higuchi, K. Takayanagi, S. Mitarai, M. Aoki, N. Harada, M. Okumura, T. Yoshiyama, H. Ogata, Y. Sekiya, T. Mori (Kiyose, Higashimurayama, 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: 1692
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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