title: Elispot Igra With Purified Protein Derivative Stimulation For Diagnosing Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Cervical Lympadenitis.
abstract: Childhood cervical lymphadenitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. We present a new promising diagnostic method for childhood nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis. The modified T-SPOT.TB test with purified protein derivative as an additional antigen is noninvasive with estimated sensitivity and specificity of 1.00 and 0.81, respectively.
authors.affiliation: From the *Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki; †Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise (ISLAB), Mikkeli District Laboratory, Mikkeli; ‡Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki; and §Laboratory Division (HUSLAB), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kontturi
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuuminen
authors.forename: Riitta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karttunen
authors.forename: Eeva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salo
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D058501:Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000276:immunology*