Diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection: turning glitter to gold

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Jul 1;170(1):5-6. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2404004.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Memory
  • Immunologic Tests*
  • Interferon-gamma / metabolism
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Tuberculin Test
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • CFP-10 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • ESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Interferon-gamma