Interferon-Gamma Release Assay is Not Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings: A Retrospective Multicenter Investigation

Interferon-Gamma Release Assay is Not Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings: A Retrospective Multicenter Investigation

Background: Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has been used in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB diagnosis, but the results from different high TB-endemic countries are different. The aim of this study was to investigate the value of IGRA in the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB (PTB) in...

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Main Authors: Wan-Li Kang, Gui-Rong Wang, Mei-Ying Wu, Kun-Yun Yang, A Er-Tai, Shu-Cai Wu, Shu-Jun Geng, Zhi-Hui Li, Ming-Wu Li, Liang Li, Shen-Jie Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Active Tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Interferon-Gamma Release Assay
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2018;volume=131;issue=3;spage=268;epage=275;aulast=Kang

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