Evaluation of the High Indeterminate Rate of the QuantiFERON®-Tb Gold In-Tube Assay in a Children’s Hospital

BACKGROUND: The QuantiFERON®-Tb Gold In-Tube (QFT) assay is an in vitro diagnostic test for Mycobacterium tuberculosisinfection. We observed a high indeterminate rate among inpatients at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York. We hypothesized this was caused by incorrect sp...

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Autores principales: Sewnarine, Michelle, Rajan, Sujatha, Rosen, Lisa, Rubin, Lorry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631030/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1635

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