[The ratio of tuberculosis-specific antigen to phytohemagglutinin in T-SPOT assay in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis].
Ting Wang, Yaoju Tan, Shiji Wu, Min Huang, Botao Yin, Jin Huang, Na Wei, Wei Wei, et al. (9 authors)
PubMed · 2019-04
Abstract
The TBAg/PHA ratio in T-SPOT assay was better than directly using T-SPOT results in distinguishing ATB from LTBI. This ratio also showed a potential use in the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Receiver operating characteristic
- Internal medicine
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Active tuberculosis
- Antigen
- Immunology
- Gastroenterology