Diagnosis of Active Tuberculous Serositis by Antigen-Specific Interferon- Response of Cavity Fluid Cells
Author(s) -
Hisanori Ariga,
Yoshiki Kawabe,
Hiroshi Nagai,
A Kurashima,
Kimihiko Masuda,
Hirotoshi Matsui,
Atsuhisa Tamura,
Naohiro Nagayama,
Shin Akagawa,
Kentaro Machida,
Akira Hebisawa,
Yuki Nakajima,
Hideki Yotsumoto,
Tatsuya Mori
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/523591
Subject(s) - medicine , serositis , receiver operating characteristic , antigen , interferon gamma , gastroenterology , effusion , area under the curve , pericardial fluid , interferon gamma release assay , tuberculosis , adenosine deaminase , odds ratio , immunology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , pericardial effusion , surgery , adenosine , cytokine , latent tuberculosis , disease
To develop a more accurate methodology for diagnosing active tuberculous pleurisy, as well as peritonitis and pericardits of tuberculous origin, we established an antigen-specific interferon gamma (IFN-gamma)-based assay that uses cavity fluid specimens.
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