Multiple cytokine response to mycobacterium tuberculosis with a whole blood assay is useful to distinguish active from latent tuberculosis infection in a highly tuberculosis endemic country

K. Sakashita, M. Yasunami, M. Suzuki, T. Shimazaki, N. Saludar, E. Tria, J. Villarama, W. Go, K. Ariyoshi (Nagoya, Nagasaki, Japan; Manila, Philippines)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Session: Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2678
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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K. Sakashita, M. Yasunami, M. Suzuki, T. Shimazaki, N. Saludar, E. Tria, J. Villarama, W. Go, K. Ariyoshi (Nagoya, Nagasaki, Japan; Manila, Philippines). Multiple cytokine response to mycobacterium tuberculosis with a whole blood assay is useful to distinguish active from latent tuberculosis infection in a highly tuberculosis endemic country. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2678

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