title: Serial testing for tuberculosis: can we make sense of T cell assay conversions and reversions?
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. madhukar.pai@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Madhukar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C117940:CFP-10 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; C093276:ESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D007371:Interferon-gamma