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Interferon-γ release assay in the diagnosis of laryngeal tuberculosis

Bing FeiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, PR China;Department of Otolaryngology, Jin Hu People's Hospital, Huai An, Jiangsu, PR China
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Zheng WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Chang Shu Second People's Hospital, Su Zhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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Kehua MinDepartment of Otolaryngology, Jin Hu People's Hospital, Huai An, Jiangsu, PR China
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Jingbo ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Jin Hu People's Hospital, Huai An, Jiangsu, PR China
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Chuanlian DingDepartment of Otolaryngology, Jin Hu People's Hospital, Huai An, Jiangsu, PR China
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Hao WuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 314-317 | Received 22 Jul 2013, Accepted 21 Sep 2013, Published online: 21 Nov 2013

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