The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 585-586 , April 2008

Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Testing in a Tuberculosis Outbreak at a Primary School

  • Paola Molicotti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Paola Molicotti, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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  • Alessandra Bua, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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  • Graziella Mela, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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  • Paolina Olmeo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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  • Renzo Delogu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Sassari, Italy.
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  • Silvia Ortu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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  • Leonardo Antonio Sechi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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  • Stefania Zanetti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Received 5 July 2007 ,Revised 6 November 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)01160-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.12.014

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 585-586 , April 2008

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