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Experiences From the Field

Specificity of the Tuberculin Skin Test and the T-SPOT.TB Assay Among Students in a Low–Tuberculosis Incidence Setting

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Pages 94-96 | Received 23 Aug 2010, Accepted 06 Apr 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2011

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