Title of article
Comparison of a whole-blood interferon-γ assay and tuberculin skin testing in patients with active tuberculosis and individuals at high or low risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Author/Authors
Anna Fietta، نويسنده , , Federica Meloni، نويسنده , , Alessandro Cascina، نويسنده , , Monica Morosini، نويسنده , , Carlo Marena، نويسنده , , Panaiota Troupioti، نويسنده , , Patrizia Mangiarotti، نويسنده , , Lucio Casali، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Pages
7
From page
347
To page
353
Abstract
Background
QuantiFeron-TB (QIFN) is a whole-blood interferon-;γ assay for the recognition of cell-mediated immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Objectives
To compare the QIFN assay with the tuberculin skin test (TST) in patients with newly diagnosed culture-proven tuberculosis (TB) and healthy volunteers with high or low risk of latent M tuberculosis infection and to identify factors associated with discordance between tests.
Journal title
American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)
Serial Year
2002
Journal title
American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)
Record number
635619
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