The Use of Interferon Gamma Release Assays in the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis

Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are in vitro immunologic diagnostic tests used to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. They cannot differentiate between latent and active infections. The cutoff suggested by the manufacturer is 0.35 IU/mL for latent tuberculosis. As IGRA tests were...

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Autores principales: Vesenbeckh, Silvan M., Schönfeld, Nicolas, Mauch, Harald, Bergmann, Thorsten, Wagner, Sonja, Bauer, Torsten T., Rüssmann, Holger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/768723

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/768723

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