Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 456-466

  Fan, Lin ^a   Chen, Zhou ^b   Hao, Xiao Hui ^a   Hu, Zhong Yi ^a   Xiao, He Ping ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; IFN ; IGRAs; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCOME; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864022909     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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