Performance of a whole blood interferon gamma assay for detecting latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children.

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Published in Thorax on April 06, 2006

Authors

T G Connell1, N Curtis, S C Ranganathan, J P Buttery

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine and Murdoch Children's Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia.

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