Indeterminate Results of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay in Nonimmunosuppressed Children

Background and Aims QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT) assay is a highly sensitive and specific test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection. Data on the use of QFT-IT assay in children are scarce and contradictory. The aim of the study was to assess the rate of indeterminate test resul...

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Published in:	Archives of medical research Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 138 - 143
Main Authors:	Zrinski Topić, Renata, Zoričić-Letoja, Ivka, Pavić, Ivan, Dodig, Slavica
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-02-2011
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Children Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Immunocompetence Immunocompromised Host Indeterminate result Infant Interferon-gamma Interferon-gamma - blood Internal Medicine Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology Latent Tuberculosis - immunology Male Mycobacterium Phytohemagglutinin Prevalence Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Tuberculosis infection Interferon-gamma Tuberculosis infection Children Phytohemagglutinin Indeterminate result
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