Association of age with the level of response in the QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube assay for children with active tuberculosis

New Microbiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-85

  Markova, Roumiana ^a   Drenska, Rumiana ^a   Minchev, Petko ^b   Todorova, Yana ^a   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^c   Amicosante, Massimo ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

^b Hospital 'St Sofia'   (Bulgaria)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e ProxAgen Ltd   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Children; IGRA; QuantiFERON; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BULGARIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BCG VACCINE; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MITOGENS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952482554     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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