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Elispot Assay: a Promising Substitute for Tuberculin Skin Test for Latent TB
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Title Elispot Assay: a Promising Substitute for Tuberculin Skin Test for Latent TB
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579585?src=rss
Description Elispot, an enzyme-linked immunospot assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, is a useful screening test to rule out latent tuberculosis infection in rheumatic disease patients starting treatment with a tumor necrosis factor antagonist, according to physicians in Greece. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Aug 28, 2008
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