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Tuberculosis
Research data from University of Copenhagen update understanding of tuberculosis
May 6th, 2008
According to recent research from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Four cases are presented, immunosuppressed by at least three different mechanisms: one HIV-positive patient with a CD4 count of 0.29 x 10(6)/ml, one malnourished patient, and two kidney-transplanted patients." "All patients had a negative interferon (IFN)-gamma test for suspected tuberculosis (TB), but a positive culture," wrote M. Hornum and colleagues, University of Copenhagen. The researchers concluded: "We conclude that a negative IFN-gamma test does not exclude TB disease in immunosuppressed patients." Hornum and colleagues published their study in European Journal of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-06)
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