Diagnosis of active tuberculosis by enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ in HIV-infected patients

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 546-547

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

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77949356186     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181bc467f     Document Type: Letter

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