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Research Article

Screening for latent tuberculosis infection in South Korean healthcare workers using a tuberculin skin test and whole blood interferon-γ assay

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Pages 672-678 | Received 02 Dec 2009, Accepted 06 Apr 2010, Published online: 20 May 2010

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