Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary TB by BAL enzyme-linked immunospot assay in an immunocompromised host

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1132-1135

  Strassburg, A ^a   Jafari, C ^a   Ernst, M ^a   Lotz, W ^a   Lange, C ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Diagnosis; Enzyme linked immunospot; Immunosuppression; T cell interferon release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CFP 10 PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; CFP-10 PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ESAT 6 PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ESAT-6 PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TUBERCULIN TEST; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MONONUCLEAR CELL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 47049096911     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00083707     Document Type: Article

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