New tools for detecting latent tuberculosis infection: evaluation of RD1-specific long-term response

BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) were designed to detect latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, discrepancies were found between the tuberculin skin test (TST) and IGRAs results that cannot be attributed to prior Bacille Calmètte Guerin vaccinations. The aim of thi...

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Autores principales: Butera, Ornella, Chiacchio, Teresa, Carrara, Stefania, Casetti, Rita, Vanini, Valentina, Meraviglia, Serena, Guggino, Giuliana, Dieli, Francesco, Vecchi, Marco, Lauria, Francesco N, Marruchella, Almerico, Laurenti, Patrizia, Singh, Mahavir, Caccamo, Nadia, Girardi, Enrico, Goletti, Delia
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/PMC2784468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19930588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-182

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19930588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-182

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