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Original Article

Specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis T cell responses to RD1-selected peptides for the monitoring of anti-tuberculosis therapy

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Pages 161-167 | Received 03 Jan 2011, Accepted 24 Jul 2011, Published online: 19 Sep 2011

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