Immune-based diagnostics for TB in children: What is the evidence?

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-15

  Ling, Daphne I ^a   Zwerling, Alice A ^a   Steingart, Karen R ^b   Pai, Madhukar ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; Diagnostics; Interferon gamma release assay; Serological test

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650253708     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2010.09.009     Document Type: Review

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