Use of resuscitation promoting factors to screen for tuberculosis infection in household-exposed children in The Gambia

Use of resuscitation promoting factors to screen for tuberculosis infection in household-exposed children in The Gambia

Abstract Background Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) with Resuscitation promoting factor (Rpf) proteins enhanced tuberculosis (TB) screening and diagnosis in adults but have not been evaluated in children. Children often develop paucibacillary TB and their immune response differs from that of adul...

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Main Authors: W. van Loon, M. P. Gomez, D. Jobe, K. L. M. C. Franken, T. H. M. Ottenhoff, M. Coninx, L. Kestens, J. S. Sutherland, B. Kampmann, L. D. Tientcheu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pediatric tuberculosis
IGRA
RpfB
RpfD
Immunology
Diagnostics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05194-1

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