Interferon-γ and Immunoglobulins in Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Topić, Renata Zrinski ^a   Dodig, Slavica ^a   Zoričić Letoja, Ivka ^a  

^a SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Health care workers; immunoglobulin A; Interferon ; Latent tuberculosis infection; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROATIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 60349083028     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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