Smoking is a Factor in Discordance Between QuantiFERONTB Gold Assay and Tuberculosis Etiology: Especially in Older Patients

Smoking is a Factor in Discordance Between QuantiFERONTB Gold Assay and Tuberculosis Etiology: Especially in Older Patients

Libin Liu,1,2,* Guihua Wu,1,2 Jing Wang,1,2 Lijun Peng,1,2 Xiaoqun Xu,1,2 Long Cai1,2,* 1Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross...

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Main Authors: Liu L, Wu G, Wang J, Peng L, Xu X, Cai L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2023-06-01
Series:Infection and Drug Resistance
Subjects:
tuberculosis etiology
psm
inconsistency
influencing factors
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/smoking-is-a-factor-in-discordance-between-quantiferontb-gold-assay-an-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR

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