Detection of anti-interferon-gamma autoantibodies in subjects infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-68

  Madariaga, Lucila ^a   Amurrio, C ^a   Martin, G ^b   Garcia Cebrian F ^b   Bicandi, J ^a   Lardelli, P ^a   Dolores Suarez, M ^c   Cisterna, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Hospital of Santamarina   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immune response; Interferon gamma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SKIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031909635     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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