Interferon-Gamma Release Assay is Not Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings: A Retrospective Multicenter Investigation.
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| Abstract | :  Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has been used in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB diagnosis, but the results from different high TB-endemic countries are different. The aim of this study was to investigate the value of IGRA in the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB (PTB) in China. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  Chinese medical journal | 
| Volume | :  131 | 
| Issue | :  3 | 
| Number of Pages | :  268-275 | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0366-6999 | 
| DOI | :  10.4103/0366-6999.223860 | 
| Short Title | :  Chin Med J (Engl) | 
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