The sensitivity of interferon-gamma release assays is not compromised in tuberculosis patients with diabetes

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Walsh, M C ^a   Camerlin, A J ^a   Miles, R ^a   Pino, P ^a   Martinez, P ^a   Mora Guzman F ^b   Crespo Solis, J G ^b   Fisher Hoch, S P ^a   McCormick, J B ^a   Restrepo, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Ciudad Victoria and Matamoros   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diabetes; IGRAs; Quanti FERON TB gold; T SPOT.TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651443061     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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