In routine UK hospital practice T-SPOT.TB™ is useful in some patients with a modest pre-test probability of active tuberculosis

OBJECTIVE: to assess the usefulness of the T-SPOT.TB™ interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), as used in a regional hospital infectious diseases unit in Northwest England, for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. RESULTS: T-SPOT.TB™ test was applied to a group of 6...

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Main Authors: Turtle, Lance, Kemp, Tim, Davies, Geraint R., Squire, S. Bertie, Beeching, Nick J., Beadsworth, Michael B.J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640181/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22560387
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2012.01.002
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