Negative effect of smoking on the performance of the QuantiFERON TB gold in tube test
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>False negative and indeterminate Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) results are a well documented problem. Cigarette smoking is known to increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and to impair Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) responses to an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/379 |