QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection

Background/Aims QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS (QFT-PLUS) was developed as a new version of the interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay that contains an extra antigen tube to elicit a CD8+ T-cell response in addition to a CD4+ T-cell response. This study aimed to evaluate the performances of QFT-PLUS versus Qu...

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Published in:	The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Main Authors:	Soo Han Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Tae Sun Shim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2020-03-01
Subjects:	latent tuberculosis interferon-gamma release tests cd8-positive t-lymphocyte
Online Access:	http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2019-002.pdf