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. 2012 Jul 18;308(3):241-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.7511.

Is it time to replace the tuberculin skin test with a blood test?

Philip A LoBue  1 , Kenneth G Castro
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Is it time to replace the tuberculin skin test with a blood test?

Philip A LoBue et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Both authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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