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Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Performance of Pleural Fluid and Peripheral Blood in Pleural Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains to be difficult. Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is a promising method for diagnosing TB in low TB burden countries. The release of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) by T lymphocytes increases at a localized site of infection with Mycobacte...

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Autores principales: Liu, Fei, Gao, Mengqiu, Zhang, Xia, Du, Fengjiao, Jia, Hongyan, Yang, Xinting, Wang, Zitong, Zhang, Liqun, Ma, Liping, Wu, Xiaoguang, Xie, Li, Zhang, Zongde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24386296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083857