Interferon-gamma release assay test characteristics depend upon the prevalence of active tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1411-1415

  Davidow, A L ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLISHING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TUBERCULIN TEST;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 73949084267     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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