QuantiFERON-plus does not discriminate between active and latent tuberculosis
Infect Dis (Lond)
.
2018 Jun;50(6):479-482.
doi: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1425550.
Epub 2018 Jan 15.
Authors
Regina W Hofland
1
2
,
Aik W J Bossink
2
,
Stefan Nierkens
3
,
Sanne P A Paardekooper
1
,
Brigitte T A van den Broek
3
,
Jan-Willem J Lammers
1
,
Ineke van Haeften
4
,
Steven F T Thijsen
5
Affiliations
1
a Department of Respiratory Medicine , University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
2
b Department of Respiratory Medicine, Diakonessenhuis , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
3
c Laboratory of Translational Immunology , University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
4
d Department of Tuberculosis , Municipal Public Health Service , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
5
e Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology , Diakonessenhuis , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
PMID:
29334817
DOI:
10.1080/23744235.2018.1425550
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Humans
Interferon-gamma
Interferon-gamma Release Tests*
Latent Tuberculosis*
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
Substances
Interferon-gamma