The diagnostic accuracy of Th1 (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10) cytokines response in AFB microscopy smear negative PTB- HIV co-infected patients

Kisuya, Job; K. Chemtai, A.; Raballah, Evans; Keter, Alfred; Ouma, Collins

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39048-x

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The diagnostic accuracy of Th1 (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10) cytokines response in AFB microscopy smear negative PTB- HIV co-infected patients

Published in Scientific Reports • Feb 27, 2019

Authors:

Job Kisuya

A. K. Chemtai

Evans Raballah

Abstract

Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) microscopy smear remains the most widely used laboratory diagnostic technique for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) in low-and-middle income countries. Although it is highly specific, the sensitivity varies between 20-80% in immune-competent people, with only 50% case detection am...

Subject

Medicine

Cytokine

Tuberculosis

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