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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...
Autores principales: | Knierer, J., Gallegos Morales, E. N., Schablon, A., Nienhaus, A., Kersten, J. F. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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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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