Finally, a perfect diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis - Or is it?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 963-964

  Sood, Akshay ^a   Schuyler, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SECRETION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33750578427     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200608-1101ED     Document Type: Editorial

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