Turtle, Lance, Kemp, Tim, Davies, Geraint R, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Beeching, Nicholas and Beadsworth, M. (2012) 'In routine UK hospital practice T-SPOT.TB™ is useful in some patients with a modest pre-test probability of active tuberculosis.'. European journal of internal medicine, Vol 23, Issue 4, pp. 363-7.
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
Although it can add weight to a clinical diagnosis, T-SPOT.TB™ assay is not reliable for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in a real world setting where the test is often used in patients with smear negative or extra-pulmonary disease. The test is useful for ruling out disease in HIV negative patients.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tuberculosis; Sensitivity and specificity; ELISpot; Interferon-gamma release assay |
Subjects: | WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 220 Diagnosis. Prognosis |
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2012.01.002 |
Depositing User: | Helen Rigby |
Date Deposited: | 28 May 2012 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 14:11 |
URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2847 |
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