The specificity of interferon-γ-based blood test in the identification of latent tuberculosis infection [4]

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1283-

  Granger, C ^a  

^a Oxford Immunotec   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS LATENCY;

EID: 33845372270     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00107506     Document Type: Letter

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