Differential diagnosis of crohn's disease and intestinal tuberculous by enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2121-2122

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Lee, Tsung Chun ^b   Hsiao, Cheng Hsiang ^b   Liao, Chun Hsing ^c   Chou, Chien Hong ^b   Tan, Che Kim ^d   Wang, Hsiu Po ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a Yi Min Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 68349131552     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.213     Document Type: Letter

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