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Is IP-10 a Better Biomarker for Active and Latent Tuberculosis in Children than IFNγ?

BACKGROUND: The blood based interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis do not discriminate between active TB disease and latent TB infection (LTBI). The search for distinguishing biomarkers therefore continues, as the accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is particularly c...

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Autores principales: Whittaker, Elizabeth, Gordon, Andrea, Kampmann, Beate
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19065267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003901