Diagnostic utility of QuantiFERON–TB Gold In-Tube test in pediatric tuberculosis disease in Taiwanese children
Purpose: To compare the performance of a commercial interferon-gamma release assay, QuantiFERON TB Gold-in-Tube (QFG-IT) with the tuberculin skin test (TST) in Taiwanese children for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). Methods: A retrospective chart analysis of pediatric patients (<18 year...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215008208 |