Is secretion of IFN‐gamma in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in youngest children sufficient to play a role in TB diagnostics?
Pediatric Pulmonology2017Vol. 53(2), pp. 181–188
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Abstract
The youngest children release sufficient amount of IFN-ɣ in response to TB antigens thus QFT-GIT might be a useful tool for TB diagnostics in this age group.
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