Clinical effect of T-SPOT.TB test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Clinical effect of T-SPOT.TB test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Abstract Background The goal of this study was to further investigate the clinical effectiveness of the T-SPOT.TB test in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), including the effects of T-SPOT.TB test on evaluating diverse TB types and locations. Methods We collected 20,332 specimens from patients suspected...

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Main Authors: Yanfen Ma, Ruicheng Li, Jinghui Shen, Longmei He, Ying Li, Ning Zhang, Qian Wu, Jinling Zhang, Jie Zheng, Xiaoqin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
T cell spot test of tuberculosis infection
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Active tuberculosis
Clinical diagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4597-8

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