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Utility of T-Cell Interferon-γ Release Assays for Diagnosing Tuberculous Serositis: A Prospective Study in Beijing, China

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of tuberculous serositis remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of T-SPOT.TB on serous effusion mononuclear cells (SEMC) for diagnosing tuberculous serositis in a high TB burden area. METHODS: The present prospective study enrolled...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Lifan, Zhang, Yueqiu, Shi, Xiaochun, Zhang, Yao, Deng, Guohua, Lalvani, Ajit, Liu, Xiaoqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3887014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24416336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085030