IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, and IL-1RA hold promise as biomarkers for infection with M. tuberculosis in a whole blood based T-cell assay

BACKGROUND: IFN-γ responses to M. tuberculosis antigens are used as in-vitro diagnostic tests for tuberculosis infection. The tests are highly specific but sensitivity may be impaired due to immuno-suppression. The objective of this small exploratory study was to compare three novel biomarkers for i...

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Autores principales: Ruhwald, Morten, Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Rabna, Paulo, Eugen-Olsen, Jesper, Ravn, Pernille
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-19

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