Can we accurately diagnose tuberculosis infection in children?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 817-818

  Mandalakas, Anna M ^a,b   Detjen, Anne K ^c   Hesseling, Anneke C ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80051932166     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318221c94e     Document Type: Letter

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