New immunological tests in the diagnosis of tuberculosis;Les nouveaux tests immunologiques dans le diagnostic de la tuberculose (TB or not TB)

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-472

  Lagrange, P H ^a   Simonney, N ^a   Herrmann, J L ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ESAT 6; CFP10; In vitro tuberculin test; Interferon gamma; Latent tuberculous infection; QuantiFERON TB; T SPOT TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BCG VACCINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34247892337     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(07)91569-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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