Evaluation of a new tuberculosis-related interferon gamma release assay for tuberculosis infection diagnosis in Huzhou, eastern China

• Main Authors: Fuchu Qian (Author), Weihong Wang (Author), Zhihong Qiu (Author), Yiqun Shen (Author), Jiangfang He (Author), Dongli Li (Author), Jing Zhong (Author), Licheng Dai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To compare the performance of a new tuberculosis-related interferon gamma release assay (TB-IGRA) with that of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) for TB infection diagnosis in China. Materials and Methods: A total of 458 active TB patients and 378 healthy individuals were enrolled. Amo...