Utility of QuantiFERON TB gold test in a south Indian patient population of ocular inflammation

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 427-430

  Babu, Kalpana ^a   Satish, Vidya S ^a   Satish, S ^b   Subbakrishna, D K ^c   Abraham, Mariamma Philips ^c   Murthy, Krishna R ^a  

^a Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Centre   (India)

^b Santosh Diagnostic Centre   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Interferon release assays; Intraocular tuberculosis; QuantiFERON TB gold test

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSTRUMENTATION; OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERFERON-GAMMA; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 70449394557     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.57147     Document Type: Article

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