Source: International Congress 2016 – Tuberculosis: immune responses of CD8+ T cells, value of interferon-gamma and other cytokines, Th2 responses, BCG, and biomarkers
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology



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Abdellah Ali (Sohag, Egypt), Abdellah Ali, Tamer Mohammed, Hydi Ahmed. Differential diagnostic efficiency of T cells subsets versus interferon-gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha and adenosine deaminase in distinguishing tuberculous from malignant pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2692

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