QuantiFERON-TB Performs Better in Children, Including Infants, than in Adults with Active Tuberculosis: a Multicenter Study.

作者: Giulia Lombardi , Maria Teresa Pellegrino , Agnese Denicolò , Ilaria Corsini , Marina Tadolini

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01048-19

关键词: Active tuberculosisPediatricsQuantiFERONTuberculosisMedicineMulticenter studyActive diseaseImmunological tests

摘要: ABSTRACT Immunological tests, including the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT) assay, represent an important aid for diagnosing active tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infections in children, but concerns about their use children

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