Adapted T Cell Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Güngör Ateş,
Tekin Yıldız,
Mediha Gönenç Ortaköylü,
Tuncer Özekinci,
Baykal Erturk,
Levent Akyıldız,
Emel Çağlar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000323184
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pleural fluid , pleural effusion , cutoff , receiver operating characteristic , interferon gamma release assay , antigen , gastroenterology , diagnostic test , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , quantiferon , interferon γ , interferon gamma , immunology , pathology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , latent tuberculosis , cytokine , emergency medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Better and more rapid tests are needed for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), given the known limitations of conventional diagnostic tests.
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