Determination of Urinary Neopterin/Creatinine Ratio to Distinguish Active Tuberculosis from Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Background. Biomarkers to distinguish latent from active Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis infection in clinical practice are lacking. The urinary neopterin/creatinine ratio can quantify the systemic interferon-gamma effect in patients with M. tuberculosis infection. Methods. In a prospective observat...

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Autores principales: Eisenhut, Michael, Hargreaves, Dougal S., Scott, Anne, Housley, David, Walters, Andrew, Mulla, Rohinton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27433370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5643853

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27433370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5643853

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