Diagnosis of Peripheral Tuberculous Lymphadenitis by Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay for Interferon-γ

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Liao, Chun Hsing ^b   Tan, Che Kim ^c   Chou, Chien Hong ^d   Huang, Yu Tsung ^d   Hsueh, Po Ren ^d  

^a Yi Min Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651118295     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.011     Document Type: Letter

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