Sensitivity of whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay according to the severity and the location of disease in patients with active tuberculosis

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Kim, Yi Young ^a   Lee, Jaehee ^a   Lee, Yoon Jee ^a   Lee, So Yeon ^a   Lee, Yong Hun ^a   Choi, Keum Ju ^a   Hwangbo, Yup ^a   Cha, Seung Ick ^a   Park, Jae Yong ^a   Jung, Tae Hoon ^a   Park, Jun Sik ^a   Kim, Chang Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interferon gamma release assay; Pulmonary; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 79952787451     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2011.70.2.125     Document Type: Article

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