Distinguishing tuberculosis from Mycobacterium avium complex disease using an interferon-gamma release assay.

Ra, S W; Lyu, J; Choi, C-M; Oh, Y-M; Lee, S-D; Kim, W S; Kim, D S; Shim, T S

Ra, S W; Lyu, J; Choi, C-M; Oh, Y-M; Lee, S-D; Kim, W S; Kim, D S; Shim, T S.

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Ra SW; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ; 15(5): 635-40, 2011 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21756514

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Mycobacterium avium Complex/immunology; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/diagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology; Tuberculosis/diagnosis; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Interferon-gamma/blood; Male; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium avium Complex/isolation & purification; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/immunology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tuberculin Test/methods; Tuberculosis/immunology; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 3_ND Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis / Mycobacterium avium Complex / Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Year: 2011 Document type: Article

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