Host markers in Quantiferon supernatants differentiate active TB from latent TB infection: preliminary report

BACKGROUND: Interferon gamma release assays, including the QuantiFERON(® )TB Gold In Tube (QFT) have been shown to be accurate in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. These assays however, do not discriminate between latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease. METHODS: We recruited...

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Autores principales: Chegou, Novel N, Black, Gillian F, Kidd, Martin, van Helden, Paul D, Walzl, Gerhard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19445695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19445695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-21

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