Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of IP-10 and IL-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis in a BCG-vaccinated population.

Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of IP-10 and IL-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis in a BCG-vaccinated population.

<h4>Background</h4>The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-specific T-cell interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are useful in detecting Mtb infection but perform poorly at distinguishing active tuberculosis disease (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study is aimed at ev...

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Main Authors: Sen Wang, Ni Diao, Chanyi Lu, Jing Wu, Yan Gao, Jiazhen Chen, Zumo Zhou, Heqing Huang, Lingyun Shao, Jialin Jin, Xinhua Weng, Ying Zhang, Wenhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23272100/pdf/?tool=EBI

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