Performance of whole blood IFN-γ test for tuberculosis diagnosis based on PPD or the specific antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 462-467

  Brock, I ^a   Munk, M E ^a   Kok Jensen, A ^a   Andersen, P ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

IFN ; M. tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis diagnosis; Whole blood test

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CFP10 ANTIGEN; ESAT ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BCG VACCINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035040484     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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