The new IGRA and the old TST: Making good use of disagreement

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 529-531

  Pai, Madhukar ^a   Menzies, Dick ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

BCG VACCINATION; EDITORIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MASS SCREENING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33947301329     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200701-024ED     Document Type: Editorial

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