Comparison of Tuberculosis Tests: Finding Truth or Confirming Prejudice?
Open Access
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (9) , 1206-1207
- https://doi.org/10.1086/374670
Abstract
SIR—Bellete et al. [1] and the accompanying editorial by Nadal [2] report on the whole blood interferon-γ release assay (IGRA; QuantiFERON-TB; Cellestis) and itKeywords
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