Serial testing of interferon-γ-release assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in hemodialysis patients

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Chung, Woo Kyung ^a,b   Zheng, Zhen Long ^a   Kim, Hyung Soo ^a   Park, Jin Woong ^a   Lee, Hyun Joo ^c   Chang, Jae Hyun ^a   Jeong, Ji Yong ^a   Kim, Sejoong ^a   Lee, Hyun Hee ^a   Yang, Jaeseok ^b,c  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Interferon release assays; Latent tuberculosis; Serial test

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMEAR; T SPOT TB TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SECRETION (PROCESS); VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77955057734     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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