Usefulness of the whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- 28 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 63 (2) , 182-187
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.10.013
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