Interferon-γ Release Assays for Diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Renal Dialysis Patients

Background and objectives: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). IFN-γ release assays that assess immune responses to specific TB antigens offer potential advantages over tuberculin skin testing (TST) in screening such patients for Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

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Main Authors: Winthrop, Kevin L., Nyendak, Melissa, Calvet, Helene, Oh, Peter, Lo, Melanie, Swarbrick, Gwendolyn, Johnson, Carol, Lewinsohn, Deborah A., Lewinsohn, David M., Mazurek, Gerald H.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: American Society of Nephrology 2008
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Diagnosis
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518786/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18550653
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.01010208
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