Variation in T-SPOT.TB spot interpretation between independent observers from different laboratories

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1439-1442

  Franken, Willeke P J ^a   Thijsen, Steven ^b,c   Wolterbeek, Ron ^a   Bouwman, John J M ^b,c   El Bannoudi, Hanane ^a   Kik, Sandra V ^d,e   Van Dissel, Jaap T ^a   Arend, Sandra M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c Diakonessenhuis Zeist   (Netherlands)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T SPOT TB ASSAY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LABORATORIES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70349679341     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00456-08     Document Type: Article

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