Use of ESAT-6 and CFP-10 antigens for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

J Infect Dis. 2001 Jan 1;183(1):175-6. doi: 10.1086/317663.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Tests*
  • Interferon-gamma / analysis
  • Skin Tests
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects*
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Tuberculosis / blood
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • CFP-10 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • ESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Interferon-gamma