Enhancement of diagnostic efficiency by a gamma interferon release assay for pulmonary tuberculosis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1028-1030

  Kanunfre, Kelly Aparecida ^a   Leite, Olavo Henrique Munhoz ^a   Lopes, Max Igor ^a   Litvoc, Marcelo ^a   Ferreira, Antonio Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 47049096586     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00026-08     Document Type: Article

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