Clinical evaluation of QuantiFERON TB-2G test in patients with healed pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 288-292

  Kobashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Shimizu, Hiroki ^a   Mouri, Keiji ^a   Obase, Yasushi ^a   Miyashita, Naoyuki ^a   Oka, Mikio ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); Healed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); QuantiFERON TB 2G (QFT 2G); Tuberculin skin test (TST)

Indexed keywords

CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 70350501555     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0706-8     Document Type: Article

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