Systematic review with meta-analysis: Accuracy of interferon-gamma releasing assay and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody in differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease in Asians

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1664-1670

  Ng, Siew C ^a   Hirai, Hoyee W ^a   Tsoi, Kelvin K F ^a   Wong, Sunny H ^a   Chan, Francis K L ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Wu, Justin C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ASCA; Crohn's disease; IGRA; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ASIAN; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 84906495838     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12645     Document Type: Review

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