Host, technical, and environmental factors affecting QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube performance in children below 5 years of age

Host, technical, and environmental factors affecting QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube performance in children below 5 years of age

Abstract Interferon-gamma release assays performance can be impaired by host-related, technical and environmental factors, but data in young children are limited. We performed a cross-sectional study of children < 5 years-of-age at risk of tuberculosis (TB), using QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT...

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Main Authors: Eneritz Velasco-Arnaiz, Marta Batllori, Manuel Monsonís, Anna Valls, María Ríos-Barnes, Sílvia Simó-Nebot, Anna Gamell, Clàudia Fortuny, Marc Tebruegge, Antoni Noguera-Julian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24433-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24433-w

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