Interferon-gamma release assays in children - No better than tuberculin skin testing?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-413

  Ranganathan, Sarath ^a,b   Connell, Tom ^a,b   Curtis, Nigel ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERFERON TYPE II; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33947163902     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.06.011     Document Type: Letter

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