Negative and positive predictive value of a whole-blood interferon-γ release assay for developing active tuberculosis: An update

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-95

  Diel, Roland ^a   Loddenkemper, Robert ^b   Niemann, Stefan ^c   Meywald Walter, Karen ^d   Nienhaus, Albert ^e  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b German Central Committee Against Tuberculosis   (Germany)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^d Public Health Department Hamburg Central   (Germany)

^e Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interferon release assay; Latent infection; Predictive value; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650792874     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201006-0974OC     Document Type: Article

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