HRCT and Whole-Blood Interferon-γ Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Hye-Min Lee,Jong Wook Shin,Jae Yeol Kim,In Won Park,Byoung Whui Choi,Jae Chol Choi,Jae Seung Seo,Chan Woong Kim

HRCT and Whole-Blood Interferon-γ Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

2010

Hye-Min Lee
Jong Wook Shin
Jae Yeol Kim
In Won Park
Byoung Whui Choi
Jae Chol Choi
Jae Seung Seo
Chan Woong Kim

Background: Early diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is critical for TB control, and difficult in patients with smear-negative sputum. Objective: We

Keywords:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pathology
High-resolution computed tomography
Whole blood
Sputum
Tuberculosis
Interferon
Interferon gamma
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Medicine
smear negative
interferon γ

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