Utility of quantitative T-cell responses versus unstimulated interferon-gamma for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis
Dheda K., van Zyl-Smit R. N., Sechi L. A., Badri M., Meldau R., Meldau S., Symons G., Semple P. L., Maredza A., Dawson R., Wainwright H., Whitelaw A., Vallie Y., Raubenheimer P., Bateman E. D., Zumla A.
Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1118-1126
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology
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Dheda K., van Zyl-Smit R. N., Sechi L. A., Badri M., Meldau R., Meldau S., Symons G., Semple P. L., Maredza A., Dawson R., Wainwright H., Whitelaw A., Vallie Y., Raubenheimer P., Bateman E. D., Zumla A.. Utility of quantitative T-cell responses versus unstimulated interferon-gamma for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 1118-1126
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