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Detection of latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis patients: Comparison between the quantiferon-tuberculosis gold test and the tuberculin skin test

Published:2017-07-24 Issue:3 Volume:11 Page:255-259
ISSN:1687-8426
Container-title:Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
language:en
Short-container-title:Egypt J Bronchol

Author:

Hussein Mona T.,Yousef Laila M.,Ali Ali T.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.4103/ejb.ejb_19_17.pdf

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