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Vol. 15. Issue 6.
Pages 617-618 (November - December 2011)
Vol. 15. Issue 6.
Pages 617-618 (November - December 2011)
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Role of antibodies reactive to HspX in discriminating pulmonary tuberculosis contacts with high risk of developing active disease
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Michelle Cristina Guerreiro dos Reis1, Bruna Daniella de Souza Silva1, Eduardo Martins de Sousa1, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis2,
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Correspondence to: Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia, Patologia e Parasitologia Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública Universidade Federal de Goiás Rua 235 S/N 74605-050 Goiania, GO, Brazil Fax: +55 62 3209-6363.
Correspondence to: Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia, Patologia e Parasitologia Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública Universidade Federal de Goiás Rua 235 S/N 74605-050 Goiania, GO, Brazil Fax: +55 62 3209-6363.
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