Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in The Gambia

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Ifedayo MO Adetifa
Moses D Lugos
Abdulrahman Hammond
David Jeffries
Simon Donkor
Richard A Adegbola
Philip C Hill
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[1] Medical Research Council Laboratories,Bacterial Diseases Programme
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BMC Infectious Diseases | / 7卷
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Tuberculin Skin Test; Household Contact; Positive Tuberculin Skin Test; Positive Contact; Significant Discordance;
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