Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Interferon-gamma release assay tests for diagnosing tuberculosis infection and disease
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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K. Dheda, R. van Zyl-Smit, R. Meldau, A. Whitelaw, D. Singaga, H. Chordnum, M. Isaacs, S. Isaacs, J. Huggett, R. Dawson, E. Bateman, A. Zumla (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom). Performance outcomes of standardized antigen-driven IFN-g release assays for the diagnosis of active TB in a high burden setting. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2529

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