Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay for the immunodiagnosis of atypical spinal tuberculosis (atypical clinical presentation/atypical radiographic presentation) in China

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 529-537

  Yuan, Kai ^a   Zhong, Zhao ming ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^b   Xu, Shu chai ^c   Chen, Jian ting ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Thoracic Hospital   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Atypical spinal tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Enzyme linked immunospot assay; T SPOT.TB kit

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYZER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESTRUCTION OF CENTRICITY OF THE SINGLE VERTEBRAL BODY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPENIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SKIPPED VERTEBRAL BODY DESTRUCTION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS ABSCESS WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE OSSEOUS LESION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; WORM EATEN DESTRUCTION OF VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE;

ATYPICAL SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; T-SPOT.TB KIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884731040     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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