Can Interferon-Gamma or Interferon-Gamma-Induced-Protein-10 Differentiate Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Children of High Endemic Areas?

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is difficult in high TB burden settings. Interferon-gamma-induced protein 10 (IP10) has been suggested as a marker of TB infection and disease, but its ability to differentiate the two conditions remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To describe Interfer...

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Autores principales: Yassin, Mohammed Ahmed, Petrucci, Roberta, Garie, Kefyalew Taye, Harper, Gregory, Arbide, Isabel, Aschalew, Melkamsew, Merid, Yared, Kebede, Zelalem, Bawazir, Amin Ahmed, Abuamer, Nabil Mohamed, Cuevas, Luis Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3179460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21966356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023733

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3179460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21966356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023733

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