- ►annals.org [PDF] M Pai, A Zwerling, D Menzies - Annals of internal medicine, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Interferon- –release assays (IGRAs) are alternatives to the
tuberculin skin test (TST). A recent meta-analysis showed that IGRAs have high
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AK Detjen, T Keil, S Roll, B Hauer, H Mauch, … - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007 - UChicago Press Featured in Toronto Star "Pigs, viruses and politics" May 2, 2009 Are Swine
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M Pai, K Dheda, J Cunningham, F Scano, R O … - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2007 - Elsevier For nearly a century, the tuberculin skin test was the only tool available for
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DB Young, MD Perkins, K Duncan, CE Barry … - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to global health, recently exacerbated by
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