Diagnostic value of interferon- Gamma release assays (QuantiFERON-TB Gold® in tube) in childhood tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-187

  Dayal, Rajeshwar ^a,e   Verma, Vikas ^b   Sharma, B ^d   Kumar, G ^d   Kumar, N ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Katoch, V M ^c   Joshi, Beenu ^d   Chauhan, D S ^d  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KSCH   (India)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^e Opposite Kidwai Park   (India)

Author keywords

Children; QFT G In Tube; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

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

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STAINING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84861488906     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0469-y     Document Type: Article

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