The Effects of HIV on the Sensitivity of a Whole Blood IFN-γ Release Assay in Zambian Adults with Active Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) are replacing the tuberculin skin test (TST) as a diagnostic tool for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. However research into the test's performance in the high HIV-TB burden setting is scarce. This study aimed to define the sensitivity of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Raby, Edward, Moyo, Maureen, Devendra, Akash, Banda, Joseph, De Haas, Petra, Ayles, Helen, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18560573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002489

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18560573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002489

Ejemplares similares