Heparin-Binding-Hemagglutinin-Induced IFN-γ Release as a Diagnostic Tool for Latent Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a major component of tuberculosis (TB) control strategies. In addition to the tuberculosis skin test (TST), novel blood tests, based on in vitro release of IFN-γ in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens ESAT-6 an...

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Main Authors: Hougardy, Jean-Michel, Schepers, Kinda, Place, Sammy, Drowart, Annie, Lechevin, Véronique, Verscheure, Virginie, Debrie, Anne-Sophie, Doherty, T. Mark, Van Vooren, Jean-Paul, Locht, Camille, Mascart, Françoise
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1991599/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17912342
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000926
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