CD4 response of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for positive consistency of latent tuberculosis infection in patients on dialysis

Abstract A significantly negative reversion in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT) test is reported in patients on dialysis, which makes the results unreliable. The CD4 and CD8 responses of the QFT-Gold plus (QFT-Plus) may have better positive consistency, but this needs to be investigated. We...

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Main Authors: Ping-Huai Wang, Shu-Yung Lin, Susan Shih-Jung Lee, Shu-Wen Lin, Chih-Yuan Lee, Yu-Feng Wei, Chin-Chung Shu, Jann-Yuan Wang, Chong-Jen Yu
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ecfca8e843634ac0924fc2e3cc3157ab
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