A combination of iron metabolism indexes and tuberculosis-specific antigen/phytohemagglutinin ratio for distinguishing active tuberculosis from latent tuberculosis infection

A combination of iron metabolism indexes and tuberculosis-specific antigen/phytohemagglutinin ratio for distinguishing active tuberculosis from latent tuberculosis infection

Background: Discriminating active tuberculosis (ATB) from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains challenging. This study aimed to investigate a diagnostic model based on a combination of iron metabolism and the TB-specific antigen/phytohemagglutinin ratio (TBAg/PHA ratio) in T-SPOT.TB assay fo...

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Main Authors: Ying Luo, Ying Xue, Qun Lin, Guoxing Tang, Xu Yuan, Liyan Mao, Huijuan Song, Feng Wang, Ziyong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Iron metabolism
TBAg/PHA ratio
Diagnostic model
Active tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220304161

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