Specificity of a whole blood IGRA in German nursing students

Specificity of a whole blood IGRA in German nursing students

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are used for tuberculosis (TB) screening in healthcare workers (HCWs). However, data on specificity of IGRA in serial testing of HCWs is sparse. Therefore the specificity and the negative predic...

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Main Authors:	Ringshausen Felix C, Pankow Wulf, Anske Ute, Diner Genia, Diel Roland, Schablon Anja, Nienhaus Albert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2011-09-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/245

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