Indeterminate results on the interferon-γ release assay for tuberculosis screening should not be ignored

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 992-993

  Oon, H H ^a   Chong, W S ^a   Liew, C F ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Indeterminate; Interferon release assay; QuantiFERON TB Gold; T SPOT ; Tuberculosis; Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MITOGENIC AGENT; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ P; STEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCREENING TEST; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; PSORIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 51849113730     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08792.x     Document Type: Letter

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