Sensitivity and specificity of a gamma interferon blood test for tuberculosis infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 443-450

  Streeton, Jonathan A ^a   Desem, N ^b   Jones, S L ^b  

^a Mercy Priv Hosp Consulting Suites   (Australia)

^b CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gamma interferon; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031816249     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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