Interferon-gamma release assays in children - No better than tuberculin skin testing: Response to Ranganathan S et al.

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414-415

  Pai, Madhukar ^a   Dogra, Sandeep ^b   Narang, Pratibha ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

COMORBIDITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33947196920     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.08.006     Document Type: Letter

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