Diagnostic performance of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-γ in skeletal tuberculosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 767-771

  Lai, C C ^a   Tan, C K ^a   Liu, W L ^a   Lin, S H ^b   Huang, Y T ^c   Liao, C H ^d   Hsueh, P R ^c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 79956142466     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1152-y     Document Type: Article

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