Clinical utility of the interferon-{gamma} release assay for elderly patients with active tuberculosis: a word of caution
ContributorsJanssens, Jean-Paul
Published inChest, vol. 134, no. 2, p. 471-472
Publication date2008
Keywords
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Bacterial/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunoassay
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Tuberculosis/diagnosis/microbiology
NoteComment on : Kobashi Y, Mouri K, Yagi S, Obase Y, Miyashita N, Okimoto N, Matsushima T, Kageoka T, Oka M. Clinical utility of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis. Chest. 2008 May;133(5):1196-202.
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JANSSENS, Jean-Paul. Clinical utility of the interferon-{gamma} release assay for elderly patients with active tuberculosis: a word of caution. In: Chest, 2008, vol. 134, n° 2, p. 471–472. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-0434
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- PID : unige:2419
- DOI : 10.1378/chest.08-0434
- PMID : 18682477
ISSN of the journal0012-3692
