Use of a T-cell interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1173-1179

  Losi, M ^a   Bossink, A ^d   Codecasa, L ^b   Jafari, C ^e   Ernst, M ^e   Thijsen, S ^d   Cirillo, D ^c   Ferrarese, M ^b   Greinert, U ^e   Fabbri, L M ^a   Richeldi, L ^a   Lange, C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^e RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture filtrate protein 10; Early secretory antigenic target 6; Pleurisy; T cell interferon release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EXUDATIVE PLEURISY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 38849095318     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00067307     Document Type: Article

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