Combination of Blood Routine Examination and T-SPOT.TB Assay for Distinguishing Between Active Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Combination of Blood Routine Examination and T-SPOT.TB Assay for Distinguishing Between Active Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection

BackgroundDistinguishing between active tuberculosis (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains challenging.MethodsBetween 2013 and 2019, 2,059 (1,097 ATB and 962 LTBI) and another 883 (372 ATB and 511 LTBI) participants were recruited based on positive T-SPOT.TB (T-SPOT) results from Qi...

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Main Authors: Ying Luo, Guoxing Tang, Xu Yuan, Qun Lin, Liyan Mao, Huijuan Song, Ying Xue, Shiji Wu, Renren Ouyang, Hongyan Hou, Feng Wang, Ziyong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
active tuberculosis
latent tuberculosis infection
differential diagnosis
diagnostic model
blood routine examination
T-SPOT.TB
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.575650/full

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