The specificity of interferon-γ-based blood tests in the identification of latent tuberculosis infection

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Granger, C. [1 ]
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[1] Oxford Immunotec, Abingdon OX1 4RY, Oxon, England
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10.1183/09031936.00107506
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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