Can interferon-gamma or interferon-gamma-induced-protein-10 differentiate tuberculosis infection and disease in children of high endemic areas?

Can interferon-gamma or interferon-gamma-induced-protein-10 differentiate tuberculosis infection and disease in children of high endemic areas?

Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is difficult in high TB burden settings. Interferon-gamma-induced protein 10 (IP10) has been suggested as a marker of TB infection and disease, but its ability to differentiate the two conditions remains uncertain.To describe Interferon-gamma (INFγ) and IP10...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Ahmed Yassin, Roberta Petrucci, Kefyalew Taye Garie, Gregory Harper, Isabel Arbide, Melkamsew Aschalew, Yared Merid, Zelalem Kebede, Amin Ahmed Bawazir, Nabil Mohamed Abuamer, Luis Eduardo Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3179460?pdf=render

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