Thermostability of IFN-gamma and IP-10 release assays for latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A TBnet study

INTRODUCTION:Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) inducible protein 10kD (IP-10) and IFN-γ release assays (IGRAs) are immunodiagnostic tests aiming to identify the presence of specific cellular immune responses, interpreted as markers for latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Incubation at higher temper...

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Main Author: Blauenfeldt, T (author)
Other Authors: Wagner, D (author), Aabye, M (author), Heyckendorf, J (author), Lange, B (author), Lange, C (author), Ernst, M (author), Ravn, P (author), Duarte, R (author), Morais, C (author), Hoffmann, M (author), Schoch, O (author), Dominguez, J (author), Latorre, I (author), Ruhwald, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114815
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/114815