Diagnostic performance of enzyme-linked immunospot assay and whole-blood interferon-γ assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 406-407

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Wang, Hao Chien ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; GAMMA INTERFERON;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 80053635809     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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