QFT-Plus: a plus in variability? – Evaluation of new generation IGRA in serial testing of students with a migration background in Germany

BACKGROUND: Currently available Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) show a considerable variability in serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study offers first results for the new generation IGRA QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) introduced in 2015 in comparison with it...

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Autores principales: Knierer, J., Gallegos Morales, E. N., Schablon, A., Nienhaus, A., Kersten, J. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28070206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-016-0148-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28070206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-016-0148-z

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