Ocular Tuberculosis II: Diagnosis and Treatment

Recent studies on the clinical importance of tuberculin skin tests (TST), interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), chest computed tomography (CT) and polymerase chain reaction have provided a new approach to diagnosing ocular tuberculosis (TBC). However, both TST and IGRAs cannot distinguish betwe...

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Main Authors: Sumru Önal, ilknur Tuğal-Tutkun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2011-06-01
Series:Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_1358/Ocular-Tuberculosis-Ii-Diagnosis-And-Treatment