Interferon gamma release assay in diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis: A meta-analysis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-173

  Sun, Lin ^a   Xiao, Jing ^a   Miao, Qing ^a   Feng, Wei Xing ^a   Wu, Xi Rong ^a   Yin, Qing Qin ^a   Jiao, Wei Wei ^a   Shen, Chen ^a   Liu, Fang ^a   Shen, Dan ^a   Shen, A Dong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Interferon gamma; Meta analysis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053930176     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2011.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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