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Ikumi Matsushita | Zendy; Nguyen Thi Le Hang | Zendy; Le Thi Hong | Zendy; Do Bang Tam | Zendy; Luu Thi Lien | Zendy; Pham Huu Thuong | Zendy; Vu Cao Cuong | Zendy; Minako Hijikata | Zendy; Nobuyuki Kobayashi | Zendy; Shinsaku Sakurada | Zendy; Kazue Higuchi | Zendy; Nobuyuki Harada | Zendy; Naoto Keicho | Zendy

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Dynamics of immune parameters during the treatment of active tuberculosis showing negative interferon gamma response at the time of diagnosis

Author(s) -

Ikumi Matsushita,

Nguyen Thi Le Hang,

Le Thi Hong,

Do Bang Tam,

Luu Thi Lien,

Pham Huu Thuong,

Vu Cao Cuong,

Minako Hijikata,

Nobuyuki Kobayashi,

Shinsaku Sakurada,

Kazue Higuchi,

Nobuyuki Harada,

Naoto Keicho

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.09.021

Subject(s) - medicine , interferon gamma , immune system , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , immunology , interferon , antigen , quantiferon , tuberculosis diagnosis , gastroenterology , pathology , latent tuberculosis

In the performance of interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection, false-negative results are a major obstacle. In active TB patients, treatment-dependent changes of the negative test results remain unknown.

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