Evaluation of interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: An updated meta-analysis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3127-3137

  Dai, Y ^a   Feng, Y ^a   Xu, R ^a   Xu, W ^b   Lu, W ^b   Wang, J ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ODDS RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; NEGATIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO; POSITIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84867999296     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1674-y     Document Type: Article

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