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Methods for evaluating cellular immune response
| Method | Advantages | Limitations |
| Intracellular cytokine staining | Low volume blood | Flow cytometer required |
| Rapid | Not standardized | |
| Knowledge of HLA not required | ||
| Identification of CD4+ and CD8+ | ||
| MHC multimer staining | Low volume blood | Flow cytometer required |
| Rapid | Not standardized | |
| Elispot assay | Identification of CD4+ and CD8+ | Not standardized |
MHC: Major histocompatibility complex; HLA: Human leukocyte antigen.
