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. 2016;24(2):237-42.
doi: 10.3109/09273948.2014.985387. Epub 2015 Jun 25.

Ocular Tuberculosis--A Clinical Conundrum

Cecilia Lee  1   2 , Rupesh Agrawal  1   3 , Carlos Pavesio  1
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Ocular Tuberculosis--A Clinical Conundrum

Cecilia Lee et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2016.
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Recommended treatment algorithm in patients with uveitis who undergo QuantiFERON-TB Gold testing. TB, tuberculosis; QFT, QuantiFERON-TB Gold; Tx, treatment; T-SPOT.TB, ELISpot assay; LTB, latent tuberculosis; ATT, anti-tubercular therapy; Eval, evaluation.
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