title: The use of the QuantiFERON-tuberculosis gold test in the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis.
abstract: Ocular tuberculosis without systemic manifestations may rarely occur. The diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis is important because it has a wide spectrum of presentations and requires a multidisciplinary approach. The QuantiFERON-tuberculosis gold test is a new diagnostic test that may be useful in making a suitable diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina, Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. yasemin_oz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozdamar
authors.forename: Seyhan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Emrullah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beyazyildiz
authors.forename: Pinar Cakar
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ozdal
authors.forename: Kuddusi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teberik
authors.forename: Aysegul Kocak
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Altintas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin