Comparison of whole-blood interferon-γ assay and flow cytometry for the detection of tuberculosis infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 338-345

  Lee, Jaehee ^a   Lee, Shin Yup ^a   Won, Dong Il ^b   Cha, Seung Ick ^a   Park, Jae Yong ^a   Kim, Chang Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Flow cytometry; Interferon release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84875492006     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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