Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis by ELISPOT assay
Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis by ELISPOT assay
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DOI:
10.3109/00365541003705768
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发表时间:
2010-09-01
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Oka, Mikio
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作者:
Kobashi, Yoshihiro;Abe, Masaaki;Oka, Mikio
We describe a case in which the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis was made using the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay on pericardial effusion mononuclear cells (PEMCs). The analysis of MTB-specific T-cells in PEMCs by ELISPOT may be useful for rapid decision-making in anti-tuberculous treatment.