Use of T Cell-Based Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection to Optimize Interpretation of Tuberculin Skin Testing in Child Tuberculosis Contacts

BACKGROUND: Treatment of recent tuberculosis infection in children <2 years old is essential because of high risk of progression to disease, but diagnosis is hindered by the inaccuracy of the tuberculin skin test (TST). More accurate T cell-based tests for infection could enhance diagnosis by opt...

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Autori principali: Bakir, Mustafa, Dosanjh, Davinder P S, Deeks, Jonathan J, Soysal, Ahmet, Millington, Kerry A, Efe, Serpil, Aslan, Yasemin, Polat, Dilek, Kodalli, Nihat, Yagci, Aysegul, Barlan, Isil, Bahceciler, Nerin, Demiralp, Emel E, Lalvani, Ajit
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2009
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854802/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19123864
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/595847
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