Plasma chemokines as immune biomarkers for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis

Plasma chemokines as immune biomarkers for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis

Abstract Background Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children is challenging due to paucibacillary disease, and lack of ability for microbiologic confirmation. Hence, we measured the plasma chemokines as biomarkers for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis. Methods We conducted a prospective case contr...

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Main Authors: Nathella Pavan Kumar, Syed Hissar, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Velayuthum V. Banurekha, Sarath Balaji, S. Elilarasi, N. S. Gomathi, J. Ganesh, M. A. Aravind, Dhanaraj Baskaran, Srikanth Tripathy, Soumya Swaminathan, Subash Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pediatric tuberculosis
Chemokines
Biomarkers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06749-6

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