Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of IP-10 and IL-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of active a...
Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of IP-10 and IL-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis in a BCG-vaccinated population
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Wang, Sen , Diao, Ni , Lu, Chanyi , Wu, Jing , Gao, Yan , Chen, Jiazhen , Zhou, Zumo , Huang, Heqing , Shao, Lingyun , Jin, Jialin , Weng, Xinhua , Zhang, Ying and Zhang, Wenhong
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-specific T-cell interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are useful in detecting Mtb infection but perform poorly at distinguishing active tuberculosis disease (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study is aimed at evaluating additional cytokines as biomarkers besides interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) to i...
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Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of IP-10 and IL-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis in a BCG-vaccinated population
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327135765
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327135765
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0051338
