Performance of a whole blood interferon gamma assay for detecting latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Thorax

• Publication date

  2006-04-06

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/thx.2005.048033PMID 16601088PMCID PMC2104654
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