Title: False-negative interferon-gamma release assay results in active tuberculosis: a TBNET study
Abstract: Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality worldwide [1]. Rapid identification of contagious
tuberculosis patients and effective treatment are necessary to
prevent the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative
bacterium of the disease. Although interferon-gamma release
assays (IGRAs) have been developed for the diagnosis of latent
infection with M. tuberculosis, these assays are sometimes used
as adjunctive tests in the diagnostic workup for active
tuberculosis, despite poor specificity.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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