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Role of Interferon Gamma Release Assay in Active TB Diagnosis among HIV Infected Individuals
BACKGROUND: A rapid and specific test is urgently needed for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis especially among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. In this study, we assessed the sensitivity of Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) in active tuberculosis patients who were positive for...
Autores principales: | Syed Ahamed Kabeer, Basirudeen, Sikhamani, Rajasekaran, Swaminathan, Sowmya, Perumal, Venkatesan, Paramasivam, Paulkumaran, Raja, Alamelu |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19479058 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005718 |
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