Log in to save to my catalogue

IFN-γ-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure

IFN-γ-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6559862

IFN-γ-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure

About this item

Full title

IFN-γ-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure

Publisher

New York: Nature Publishing Group US

Journal title

Nature medicine, 2019-06, Vol.25 (6), p.977-987

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

New York: Nature Publishing Group US

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Exposure to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(
Mtb
) results in heterogeneous clinical outcomes including primary progressive tuberculosis and latent
Mtb
infection (LTBI).
Mtb
infection is identified using the tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay IGRA, and a positive result may prompt chemoprophylaxis to pre...

Alternative Titles

Full title

IFN-γ-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6559862

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6559862

Other Identifiers

ISSN

1078-8956

E-ISSN

1546-170X

DOI

10.1038/s41591-019-0441-3

How to access this item