Diagnostic and prognostic value of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex specific interferon gamma release assay in patients with tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 400-403

  Vidhate, Mukund R ^a   Singh, Maneesh Kumar ^a   Garg, Ravindra Kumar ^a   Verma, Rajesh ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Goel, Madhu Mati ^a   Makker, Annu ^a   Jain, Amita ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956156976     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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