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Ben F. P. J. Koster

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6

Citations

418

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Active since

2006

Affiliations

Leiden University Medical Center(Current)

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative

GGD Amsterdam

Ben F. P. J. Koster is an author at Leiden University Medical Center specializing in preventive treatment, tuberculosis diagnostics, and medicine.

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Publications per year

2006–2012

6

Publications

6

Comparison of Two Interferon-γ Assays and Tuberculin Skin Test for Tracing Tuberculosis Contacts

Sandra M. Arend, Steven Thijsen, Eliane M.S. Leyten et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2006 · 257 citations

Grading of a positive sputum smear and the risk of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> transmission

Ernst Lohmann, Ben F. P. J. Koster, Saskia le Cessie et al. · The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2012 · 72 citations

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Role of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assay in screening new immigrants for tuberculosis infection

Christiaan Mulder, Henk van Deutekom, Erik Huisman et al. · European Respiratory Journal · 2012 · 33 citations · Full text

Interferon-gamma release assays during follow-up of tuberculin skin test-positive contacts.

Willeke P. J. Franken, Sandra M. Arend, S. F. T. Thijsen et al. · PubMed · 2008 · 22 citations

Follow-Up Study of Tuberculosis-Exposed Supermarket Customers with Negative Tuberculin Skin Test Results in Association with Positive Gamma Interferon Release Assay Results

Willeke P. J. Franken, Ben F. P. J. Koster, Ailko Bossink et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology · 2007 · 21 citations · Full text

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