Pulmonary immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in exposed individuals

BACKGROUND: Blood based Interferon-(IFN)-γ release assays (IGRAs) have a poor predictive value for the development of tuberculosis. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between IGRAs and pulmonary immune responses in tuberculosis contacts in Germany. METHODS: IGRAs were performed on bronc...

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Autores principales: Herzmann, Christian, Ernst, Martin, Lange, Christoph, Stenger, Steffen, Kaufmann, Stefan H. E., Reiling, Norbert, Schaberg, Tom, van der Merwe, Lize, Maertzdorf, Jeroen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29125874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187882

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29125874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187882

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