Improving T-Cell Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection: Potential of a Diagnostic Test Based on IP-10

BACKGROUND: There is a need for simple tools such as the M.tuberculosis specific IFN-γ release assays (IGRA) to improve diagnosis of M.tuberculosis-infection in children. The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of an IP-10 and IL-2 based tests for the diagnosis of M.tuberculosis-infecti...

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Autores principales: Ruhwald, Morten, Petersen, Janne, Kofoed, Kristian, Nakaoka, Hiroshi, Cuevas, Luis Eduardo, Lawson, Lovett, Squire, Stephen Bertil, Eugen-Olsen, Jesper, Ravn, Pernille
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18682747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002858

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18682747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002858

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