Screening and identification of a six-cytokine biosignature for detecting TB infection and discriminating active from latent TB

Abstract Background The early and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is critical for controlling the global TB epidemic. Although early studies have supported the potential role of cytokine biomarkers in blood for the diagnosis of TB, this method requires further investigation and validation in...

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Main Authors: Sen Wang, Yang Li, Yaojie Shen, Jing Wu, Yan Gao, Shu Zhang, Lingyun Shao, Jialin Jin, Ying Zhang, Wenhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
TB
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1572-x