Evaluation of the prognostic value of IFN-gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test in household contacts of infectious tuberculosis cases in Senegal

Autor: Lienhardt, C, Fielding, K, Hane, AA, Niang, A, Ndao, CT, Karam, F, Fletcher, H, Mbow, F, Gomis, JF, Diadhiou, R, Toupane, M, Dieye, T, Mboup, S

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 5, p e10508 (2010)

BACKGROUND: Chemoprophylaxis of contacts of infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases is recommended for TB control, particularly in endemic countries, but is hampered by the difficulty to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI), classically assessed through re

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HIV and Tuberculosis co-infection impacts T-cell activation markers but not the numbers subset of regulatory T-cells in HIV-1 infected patients.

Autor: Mbow M; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal.; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium., Santos NSS; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Camara M; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Ba A; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Niang A; Department of Pneumo-phthisiology, Fann University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Daneau G; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium., Wade D; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium., Diallo AA; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Toupane M; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Diakhaté M; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Lèye N; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Diaw PA; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Mboup S; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal., Kestens L; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium., Dieye TN; Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal.

Publikováno v: African journal of laboratory medicine [Afr J Lab Med] 2013 Sep 02; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 76. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 02 (Print Publication: 2013).