Validation of increased blood storage times with the T-SPOT.TB assay with T-Cell Xtend reagent in individuals with different tuberculosis risk factors

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2469-2471

  Wang, Shu Hua ^a   Stew, Samuel S ^b   Cyktor, Joshua ^a   Carruthers, Bridget ^a   Turner, Joanne ^a   Restrepo, Blanca I ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; HEPARIN; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; T SPOT TB ASSAY; TIME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84862726641     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00674-12     Document Type: Article

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