Interferon-gamma release assay for screening of tuberculosis infection in children

Interferon-gamma release assay for screening of tuberculosis infection in children

Abstract Background Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is the main tool for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). However, the indeterminate results were more frequent in children, and the underlying reasons were largely speculative. We aimed to compare QuantiFERON-TB Gold I...

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Main Authors: Huiwen Zheng, Jing Xiao, Feina Li, Hao Chen, Deze Li, Yonghong Wang, Yajie Guo, Yuying Chen, Chen Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Latent tuberculosis infection
QFT-GIT
XDOT
Indeterminate
Children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08871-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08871-z

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