Blood or Urine IP-10 Cannot Discriminate between Active Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Different from Tuberculosis in Children

Figure 3

Blood and urine IP-10 do not correlate with age in children. (a) Spearman rank correlation () of blood IP-10 and age of children (, ). (b) Spearman rank correlation () of urine IP-10 and age in children (, ). ELISA was performed in blood or urine and urine IP-10 was normalized with the creatinuria levels. Statistical analysis was performed using the Spearman rank correlation test and value was considered significant if <0.05. IP-10: IFN-γ inducible protein 10.

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