Diagnostic value of quantitative measurement of pleural fluid interferon-gamma (IFN–gamma) versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold in tube assays (QFT-IT) in blood, pleural fluid and isolated pleural fluid cells in tuberculous pleural effusion

M. Ghanem, E. Nasr Eldin, A. Omar, M. Khairy, A. Mekawy (Assiut, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: clinical aspects

Session: Tuberculosis: clinical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2806

Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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M. Ghanem, E. Nasr Eldin, A. Omar, M. Khairy, A. Mekawy (Assiut, Egypt). Diagnostic value of quantitative measurement of pleural fluid interferon-gamma (IFN–gamma) versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold in tube assays (QFT-IT) in blood, pleural fluid and isolated pleural fluid cells in tuberculous pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2806

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