The role of a whole blood interferon-γ assay for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection in Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccinated children
- 31 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 62 (4), 389-394
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.022
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