Interferon-γ Release Assays in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Uveitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 486-488

  Albini, Thomas A ^a   Karakousis, Petros C ^b   Rao, Narsing A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ASSAY; BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS UVEITIS; UVEITIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 51649105158     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.06.021     Document Type: Editorial

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