Evaluation of cost and methods for detecting latent tuberculosis infection among target individual groups in Trinidad & Tobago
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Comparison of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold assay and tuberculin skin test to detect latent tuberculosis infection among target groups in Trinidad & Tobago.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.1811