The Use of Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 10 as a Potential Biomarker in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Uganda

Irene Andia Biraro; Simon Kimuda; Moses Egesa; Stephen Cose; Emily L. Webb; Moses Joloba; Steven G. Smith; Alison M. Elliott; Hazel M. Dockrell; Achilles Katamba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146098

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The Use of Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 10 as a Potential Biomarker in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Uganda

Irene Andia Biraro ,

* E-mail: andiaodanga@yahoo.com

Affiliations Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Simon Kimuda,

Affiliations Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Moses Egesa,

Affiliations Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Stephen Cose,

Affiliations Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda, Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Emily L. Webb,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Moses Joloba,

Affiliation Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Steven G. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Alison M. Elliott,

Affiliations Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda, Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Hazel M. Dockrell,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Achilles Katamba

Affiliation Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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The Use of Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 10 as a Potential Biomarker in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Uganda

Irene Andia Biraro,
Simon Kimuda,
Moses Egesa,
Stephen Cose,
Emily L. Webb,
Moses Joloba,
Steven G. Smith,
Alison M. Elliott,
Hazel M. Dockrell,
Achilles Katamba

Published: January 15, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146098

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