Impact of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for a rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-262

  Jafari, C ^a   Kessler, P ^a   Sotgiu, G ^b   Ernst, M ^a   Lange, C ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

BAL; Diagnosis; IGRA; Interferon ; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 80051564552     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02378.x     Document Type: Article

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