Avoiding the effect of BCG vaccination in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with a blood test.

Diel, R; Ernst, M; Döscher, G; Visuri-Karbe, L; Greinert, U; Niemann, S; Nienhaus, A; Lange, C

Diel, R; Ernst, M; Döscher, G; Visuri-Karbe, L; Greinert, U; Niemann, S; Nienhaus, A; Lange, C.

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Diel R; Medical Clinic, Research Center Borstel, Parkallee 35, 23845 Borstel, Germany.

Eur Respir J ; 28(1): 16-23, 2006 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16481383

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BCG Vaccine/metabolism; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism; Tuberculosis/blood; Vaccination; Adolescent; Adult; Antigens, Bacterial/immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Germany; Hematologic Tests/methods; Humans; Leukocytes, Mononuclear/microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculin Test; Tuberculosis/metabolism

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Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 3_ND / 4_TD Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis / BCG Vaccine / Vaccination / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Eur Respir J Year: 2006 Document type: Article

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