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SUBMITTER: Sudbury EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830137 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases 20190425
The tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays have limitations in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), particularly in children. This study investigated the performance of candidate <i>M. tuberculosis</i>-specific cytokine biomarkers for TB in children in a TB-endemic setting. A total of 237 children with a household contact with smear-positive pulmonary TB were recruited. Importantly, a group of children with illnesses other than TB (sick controls) was included to assess specificity. Me ...[more]