Clinical utility of existing and second-generation interferon-γ release assays for diagnostic evaluation of tuberculosis: an observational cohort study

<strong>Background</strong> The clinical utility of interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for diagnosis of active tuberculosis is unclear, although they are commonly used in countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis. We aimed to resolve this clinical uncertainty by determining the acc...

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Main Authors: Whitworth, H, Badhan, A, Boakye, A, Takwoingi, Y, Rees-Roberts, M, Partlett, C, Lambie, H, Innes, J, Cooke, G, Lipman, M, Conlon, C, Macallan, D, Chua, F, Post, F, Wiselka, M, Woltmann, G, Deeks, J, Kon, O, Lalvani, A, Interferon-γ Release Assays for Diagnostic Evaluation of Active Tuberculosis study group
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019