Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells.
There is no reliable means of detecting latent M. tuberculosis infection, and even in patients with active tuberculosis, infection is often unconfirmed. We hypothesized that M. tuberculosis antigen-specific T cells might reliably indicate infection. We enumerated peripheral blood-derived interferon...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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