Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 252-254 , March 2010

Improving evaluations of T-cell assays for diagnosing active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

  • Andrew Kirby

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,Accepted 10 December 2009.

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PII: S0163-4453(09)00390-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.006

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 252-254 , March 2010

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