Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-109).
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Department of Medicine
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613188173856769 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane |
| author2 | Dheda, Keertan |
| author_browse | Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane Dheda, Keertan |
| author_facet | Dheda, Keertan Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane |
| author_sort | Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-109). |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10221 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:32:09.918Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| publishDateRange | 2014 |
| publishDateSort | 2014 |
| publisher | Department of Medicine |
| publisherStr | Department of Medicine |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10221 Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane Dheda, Keertan Medicine Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-109). Since the 1800s the tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the only available test for latent tuberculosis (LTBI). Recently, interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been developed which are based upon the responses of peripheral blood effector cells to M.tb-specific antigens [early secretory antigenic target -6 (ESAT-6) and culture filtrate protein (CFP10)]. Discordance between the TST and IGRAs has been well documented but remains largely unexplained. 2014-12-27T14:08:37Z 2014-12-27T14:08:37Z 2010 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10221 eng application/pdf Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Medicine Cashmore, Tamaryn Jane Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| title_full | Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| title_short | Utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| title_sort | utility of newer technologies for the diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis |
| topic | Medicine |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10221 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cashmoretamarynjane utilityofnewertechnologiesforthediagnosisofactiveandlatenttuberculosis |