The association between diabetes status and latent-TB IGRA levels from a cross-sectional study in eastern China

BackgroundThere is a debate regarding the sensitivity of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) among people with diabetes, and prior studies have shown heterogeneous results. We evaluated whether the QFT TB antigen was modified among persons with differing diabetes status and other related risk fact...

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Main Authors: Cheng Chen, Xinsong Hu, Yan Shao, Honghuan Song, Guoli Li, Wei Lu, Leonardo Martinez, Jianfang Xu, Limei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1057298/full