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Is secretion of IFN-gamma in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in youngest children sufficient to play a role in TB diagnostics?

Teresa BieleckaAnna Komorowska-PiotrowskaKatarzyna KrenkeWojciech FeleszkoMarek Kulus
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)
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.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • dendritic cells
  • young adults
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • immune response