Sensitivity of a Whole-Blood Interferon-Gamma Assay Among Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Variations in T-Cell Responses During Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 35 (2) , 98-103
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-007-6114-z
Abstract
Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) assays are new tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection, and T-cell responses may be correlated with antigen burden. However, it is unclear if IFN-γ assays can be used to monitor response to TB treatment.Keywords
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