Interferon-gamma release assay performance for diagnosing tuberculosis disease in 0-to 5-year-old children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 995-997

  Debord, Camille ^a   De Lauzanne, Agathe ^a   Gourgouillon, Nadège ^a   Guérin El Khourouj, Valérie ^a   Pédron, Béatrice ^a   Gaudelus, Joel ^c,d   Faye, Albert ^a,b   Sterkers, Ghislaine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

children; interferon gamma; release assay; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80054977700     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182272227     Document Type: Article

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