Utility of Th1-cell immune responses for distinguishing active tuberculosis from non-active tuberculosis: A case-control study

Lifan Zhang; Xinhe Cheng; Sainan Bian; Yanhua Song; Qiang Li; Mengqiu Gao; Yueqiu Zhang; Xiaochun Shi; Xiaoqing Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177850

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Utility of Th1-cell immune responses for distinguishing active tuberculosis from non-active tuberculosis: A case-control study

Lifan Zhang,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, International Epidemiology Network, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China, Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Xinhe Cheng,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Sainan Bian,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Yanhua Song,

Affiliation Tuberculosis Department, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China
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Qiang Li,

Affiliation Tuberculosis Department, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China
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Mengqiu Gao,

Affiliation Tuberculosis Department, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China
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Yueqiu Zhang,

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

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Xiaoqing Liu

* E-mail: liuxq@pumch.cn, liuxqpumch@126.com

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, International Epidemiology Network, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China, Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

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Utility of Th1-cell immune responses for distinguishing active tuberculosis from non-active tuberculosis: A case-control study

Lifan Zhang,
Xinhe Cheng,
Sainan Bian,
Yanhua Song,
Qiang Li,
Mengqiu Gao,
Yueqiu Zhang,
Xiaochun Shi,
Xiaoqing Liu

Published: May 22, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177850

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