title: Discriminating between latent and active tuberculosis: the role of interleukin-2 as biomarker.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran; Department of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Setareh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mamishi
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pourakbari
authors.affiliation: Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marjani
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahador
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: sh-mahmoudi@razi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Shima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmoudi
mesh_terms: D018925:Chemokines / Q000097:blood*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D018925:Chemokines; D016207:Cytokines