Interferon-gamma Release Tests
"Interferon-gamma Release Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The assay of INTERFERON-GAMMA released from lymphocytes after their exposure to a specific test antigen, to check for IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY resulting from a previous exposure to the antigen. The amount of interferon-gamma released is usually assayed by an ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY.
| Descriptor ID |
D059425
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.453 E05.200.812.453 E05.478.594.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Interferon-gamma Release Tests- Interferon-gamma Release Tests
- Interferon gamma Release Tests
- Interferon-gamma Release Test
- Release Test, Interferon-gamma
- Release Tests, Interferon-gamma
- Test, Interferon-gamma Release
- Tests, Interferon-gamma Release
- Interferon-gamma Release Assays
- Assay, Interferon-gamma Release
- Assays, Interferon-gamma Release
- Interferon gamma Release Assays
- Interferon-gamma Release Assay
- Release Assay, Interferon-gamma
- Release Assays, Interferon-gamma
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific cytokine responses according to HIV status among household contacts of people with TB. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2023 03; 139:102328.
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High incidence of latent tuberculous infection among South African health workers: an urgent call for action. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Jun; 19(6):647-53.
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Prevalence, risk factors and risk perception of tuberculosis infection among medical students and healthcare workers in Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2013 Sep 30; 103(11):853-7.