Serial testing for tuberculosis: Can we make sense of T cell assay conversions and reversions?

被引：102

作者：

Pai, Madhukar ^{[1
]}

O'Brien, Richard

机构：

[1] McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat & Occupat Hlth, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada

[2] Montreal Chest Inst, Resp Epidemiol & Clin Res Unit, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[3] Fdn Innovat New Diagnost, Geneva, Switzerland

来源：

PLOS MEDICINE | 2007年 / 4卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1371/journal.pmed.0040208

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

[No abstract available]

引用

页码：980 / 983

页数：4

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