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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...
Autores principales: | Raby, Edward, Moyo, Maureen, Devendra, Akash, Banda, Joseph, De Haas, Petra, Ayles, Helen, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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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 |
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