Clinical utility of QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube and tuberculin skin test in patients with tuberculous pleural effusions

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-266

  Chung, Jae Ho ^a   Han, Chang Hoon ^b   Kim, Chong Ju ^b   Lee, Sun Min ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interferon gamma release assay; Tuberculous pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH KOREA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURA EFFUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053924027     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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