Thorax. 2011 Mar;66(3):263-4; author reply 265. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.143396. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

The potential danger of a solely interferon-gamma release assay-based approach to testing for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children.

Connell TG, Tebruegge M, Ritz N, Bryant P, Curtis N.

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