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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Use of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold in Tube test for screening TB contacts and predictive value for active TB

Takashi Yoshiyama From the Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Kiyose City, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nobuyuki HaradaResearch Institute of Immunological Diagnosis, Tachikawa City, Japan
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Kazue HiguchiResearch Institute of Immunological Diagnosis, Tachikawa City, Japan
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Masami Saitou From the Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Kiyose City, Japan
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Seiya KatoResearch Instiute of Tuberculosis, Kiyose City, Japan
Pages 542-549 | Received 21 Jan 2015, Accepted 25 Feb 2015, Published online: 22 Apr 2015

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