QuantiFERON to diagnose infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Performance in infants and older children

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 391-398

  Blandinières, Adeline ^a,b   de Lauzanne, Agathe ^a,b   Guérin El Khourouj, Valérie ^a,b   Gourgouillon, Nadège ^a,b   See, Hélène ^a,b   Pédron, Béatrice ^a,b   Faye, Albert ^a,b   Sterkers, Ghislaine ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Infants; Interferon gamma release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

CYTOKINES; INFANTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84884704977     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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