Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using ex-vivo interferon-gamma assay

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 497-509

  Lee, Jung Yeon ^a   Shim, Tae Sun ^b  

^a Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interferon gamma assay; Latent tuberculosis infection; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; GAMMA INTERFERON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BCG VACCINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33748413356     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2006.60.5.497     Document Type: Review

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