Role of interferon gamma release assay in active TB diagnosis among HIV infected individuals

A rapid and specific test is urgently needed for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis especially among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. In this study, we assessed the sensitivity of Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) in active tuberculosis patients who were positive for HIV infecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2009-05, Vol.4 (5), p.e5718-e5718
Hauptverfasser:	Syed Ahamed Kabeer, Basirudeen, Sikhamani, Rajasekaran, Swaminathan, Sowmya, Perumal, Venkatesan, Paramasivam, Paulkumaran, Raja, Alamelu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adult AIDS Analysis of Variance Biological Assay - methods Biological response modifiers CD4 antigen Cell Count Cell culture Comparative analysis Diagnosis Female Health aspects HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - complications HIV patients Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immune Tolerance - drug effects Immunology/Immune Response Immunology/Immunity to Infections Infectious Diseases/HIV Infection and AIDS Interferon Interferon gamma Interferon-gamma - secretion Male Medical diagnosis Medical research Microbiology/Immunity to Infections Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis Patients Phytohemagglutinins - pharmacology Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Reference Values Sensitivity Sensitivity analysis Skin tests Sputum T-Lymphocytes - cytology T-Lymphocytes - drug effects Tuberculin Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - diagnosis Viruses γ-Interferon
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