Diagnostic Value of T-Cell Interferon-γ Release Assays on Cerebrospinal Fluid for Tuberculous Meningitis

Ling Qin; Lifan Zhang; Yueqiu Zhang; Xiaochun Shi; Yao Zhang; Xiaoqing Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141814

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Diagnostic Value of T-Cell Interferon-γ Release Assays on Cerebrospinal Fluid for Tuberculous Meningitis

Ling Qin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ling Qin, Lifan Zhang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
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Lifan Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ling Qin, Lifan Zhang

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, 100730, China
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Yueqiu Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
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Xiaochun Shi,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
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Yao Zhang,

Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, 100730, China
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Xiaoqing Liu

* E-mail: liuxqpumch@126.com

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, 100730, China
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Diagnostic Value of T-Cell Interferon-γ Release Assays on Cerebrospinal Fluid for Tuberculous Meningitis

Ling Qin,
Lifan Zhang,
Yueqiu Zhang,
Xiaochun Shi,
Yao Zhang,
Xiaoqing Liu

Published: November 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141814

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