The sensitivity of an interferon-γ release assay in microbiologically confirmed pediatric tuberculosis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Schopfer, Kurt ^a,b   Rieder, Hans L ^c,d   Bodmer, Thomas ^a   Steinlin Schopfer, Jacqueline F ^a   Chantana, Yay ^e   Studer, Peter ^e   Laurent, Denis ^e   Richner, Beat ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ^*  (Switzerland)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Kantha Bopha Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Children; Diagnosis; IGRA; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; BLOOD; CAMBODIA; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

EID: 84896899692     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2161-x     Document Type: Article

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