Diagnostic value of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ in cutaneous tuberculosis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-64

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Tan, Che Kim ^a   Lin, Sheng Hsiang ^b   Liu, Wei Lun ^a   Liao, Chun Hsing ^c   Huang, Yu Tsung ^d,e   Hsueh, Po Ren ^d,e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis; Enzyme linked immunospot assay; Interferon ; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASEATING NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NECROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 79955016284     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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