Application of ImmunoScore Model for the Differentiation between Active Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection as Well as Monitoring Anti-tuberculosis Therapy

Application of ImmunoScore Model for the Differentiation between Active Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection as Well as Monitoring Anti-tuberculosis Therapy

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading global public health problem. To achieve the end TB strategy, non-invasive markers for diagnosis and treatment monitoring of TB disease are urgently needed, especially in high-endemic countries such as China. Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and tuberculin skin...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhou, Juan Du, Hong-Yan Hou, Yan-Fang Lu, Jing Yu, Li-Yan Mao, Feng Wang, Zi-Yong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
LTBI
ATB
ImmunoScore
diagnosis
therapy monitoring
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00457/full

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