Performance of an interferon-gamma release assay in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in children;Performanţa testului bazat pe eliberarea interferonului gamma în diagnosticul meningitei tuberculoase la copil

Revista Romana de Medicina de Laborator

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 199-212

  Caliman Sturdza, Olga Adriana ^a,b   Mihalache, Doina ^a   Luca, Catalina Mihaela ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b County Hospital New St John Suceava ^*  (Romania)

Author keywords

Children; Interferon gamma release assay; QuantiFERON TB Gold; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930835714     PISSN: 18416624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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