The utility of QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay in patients with leprosy: a possible measure of anergy

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Nov;71(5):996-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.05.028. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

Authors

Jacqueline A Savage¹, William R Levis²

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: savageja@musc.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.

PMID: 25437957
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.05.028

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
Bacterial Proteins / immunology
Clonal Anergy*
Cross Reactions / immunology
Humans
Interferon-gamma Release Tests*
Leprosy / immunology*
Tuberculosis / immunology

Substances

Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Proteins
CFP-10 protein, Mycobacterium leprae
CFP-10 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ESAT-6 antigen, Mycobacterium leprae
ESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis