Evaluation of immune responses in HIV infected patients with pleural tuberculosis by the QuantiFERON(® )TB-Gold interferon-gamma assay

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleuritis is difficult and better diagnostic tools are needed. New blood based interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) tests are promising, but sensitivity could be low in HIV positive patients. The IFN-γ tests have not yet been validated for use in pleural fluid, a compar...

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Autores principales: Baba, Kamaldeen, Sørnes, Steinar, Hoosen, Anwar A, Lekabe, Jacob M, Mpe, Mathew J, Langeland, Nina, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-35

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18366633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-35

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