A combination of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay and the detection of adenosine deaminase improves the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

A combination of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay and the detection of adenosine deaminase improves the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

The differential diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) remains difficult despite the availability of numerous diagnostic tools. The current study aimed to evaluate the performance of the whole blood QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay and conven...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Liu, Qinfang Ou, Jian Zheng, Lei Shen, Bingyan Zhang, Xinhua Weng, Lingyun Shao, Yan Gao, Wenhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
differential diagnosis
malignant pleural effusion
pleural ADA
QFT-GIT
tuberculous pleural effusion
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2016.80

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