The effect of age on whole blood interferon-gamma release assay response among children investigated for latent tuberculosis infection

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 632-638

  Critselis, Elena ^a   Amanatidou, Virginia ^a   Syridou, Garyfallia ^a   Spyridis, Nikos P ^a   Mavrikou, Mersini ^a   Papadopoulos, Nikos G ^a   Tsolia, Maria N ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

AGE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAMMA INTERFERON RELEASE ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866730319     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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