The utility of the interferon gamma-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) level in bronchoalveolar lavage and blood in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Introduction: Control of TB depends on early detection and treatment of active cases. Aim of the work: Investigating the utility, sensitivity and specificity of interferon gamma inducible protein IP-10 in both blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the diagnosis of TB infection in clinically susp...

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Main Authors: Nourane Y. Azab, Ibrahim Elmahallawy, Gihane Sharara, Ehab Abdel-Atti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001854