Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) in high-endemic settings: could they play a role in optimizing global TB diagnostics? Evaluating the possibilities of using IGRAs to diagnose active TB in a rural African setting.
Barth, Roos E
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) in high-endemic settings: could they play a role in optimizing global TB diagnostics? Evaluating the possibilities of using IGRAs to diagnose active TB in a rural African setting. [electronic resource] - International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases Nov 2008 - e1-6 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
1878-3511
10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.026 doi
Africa South of the Sahara--epidemiology
Endemic Diseases
Humans
Interferon-gamma--blood
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--immunology
Predictive Value of Tests
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Rural Population
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis--diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) in high-endemic settings: could they play a role in optimizing global TB diagnostics? Evaluating the possibilities of using IGRAs to diagnose active TB in a rural African setting. [electronic resource] - International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases Nov 2008 - e1-6 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
1878-3511
10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.026 doi
Africa South of the Sahara--epidemiology
Endemic Diseases
Humans
Interferon-gamma--blood
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--immunology
Predictive Value of Tests
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Rural Population
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis--diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis