Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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M. C. Aichelburg, J. Tittes, F. Breitenecker, K. Pfistershammer, A. C. Aichelburg, G. Stingl, A. Rieger, N. Kohrgruber (Vienna, Austria). Comparison of whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test results for the prediction of active tuberculosis disease in HIV-infected individuals. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 3308

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