QuantiFERON-TB gold cut-off value: Implications for the management of tuberculosis-related ocular inflammation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 433-440.e1

  Gineys, Raquel ^a   Bodaghi, Bahram ^b   Carcelain, Ghislaine ^b   Cassoux, Nathalie ^b   Boutin, Le Thi Huong ^b   Amoura, Zahir ^b   Lehoang, Phuc ^b   Trad, Salim ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCLERITIS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; UVEITIS;

EID: 80051890276     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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