Effect of prolonged incubation time on results of the QuantiFERON TB gold in-tube assay for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1377-1380

  Min, Joo Won ^a   Lee, Ha Youn ^b   Lee, Ji Sun ^b   Lee, Jinwoo ^b   Chung, Jae Ho ^a   Han, Sung Koo ^b   Yim, Jae Joon ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EFFECTOR CELL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884681451     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00290-13     Document Type: Article

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