In routine UK hospital practice T-SPOT.TB™ is useful in some patients with a modest pre-test probability of active tuberculosis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 363-367

  Turtle, Lance ^a   Kemp, Tim ^a   Davies, Geraint R ^a   Squire, S Bertie ^a   Beeching, Nick J ^a   Beadsworth, Michael B J ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELISpot; Interferon gamma release assay; Sensitivity and specificity; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860520090     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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