Clinical Diagnostic Utility of IP-10 and LAM Antigen Levels for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusions in a High Burden Setting

BACKGROUND: Current tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis pleural effusions are sub-optimal. Data about the value of new diagnostic technologies are limited, particularly, in high burden settings. Preliminary case control studies have identified IFN-γ-inducible-10kDa protein (IP-10) as a promising...

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Autores principales: Dheda, Keertan, Van-Zyl Smit, Richard N., Sechi, Leonardo A., Badri, Motasim, Meldau, Richard, Symons, Gregory, Khalfey, Hoosein, Carr, Igshaan, Maredza, Alice, Dawson, Rodney, Wainright, Helen, Whitelaw, Andrew, Bateman, Eric D., Zumla, Alimuddin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19277111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004689

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19277111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004689

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