Equal sensitivity of the new generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus in direct comparison with the previous test version QuantiFERON-TB Gold IT

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 701-703

  Hoffmann, H ^a,b   Avsar, K ^b   Gores R ^b   Mavi, S C ^b   Hofmann Thiel, S ^a,b  

^a SYNLAB ACADEMY   (Germany)

^b ASKLEPIOS FACHKLINIKEN MÜNCHEN GAUTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interferon release assay; QuantiFERON TB Gold in tube; QuantiFERON TB Gold plus; Sensitivity; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELEASE ASSAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84977655477     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.05.006     Document Type: Article

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