Interferon-gamma release assays in children - No better than tuberculin skin testing: Response to Ranganathan S et al.

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Pai, Madhukar
Dogra, Sandeep
Narang, Pratibha
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[1] McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat & Occupat Hlth, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A2, Canada
[2] Mahatma Gandhi Inst Med Sci, Dept Microbiol, Sevagram, India
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JOURNAL OF INFECTION | 2007年 / 54卷 / 04期
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10.1016/j.jinf.2006.08.006
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R51 [传染病];
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