Borderline QuantiFERON results and the distinction between specific responses and test variability

QuantiFERON (QFT) results near the cut-off are subject to debate. We aimed to investigate which borderline QFT results were due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-specific responses or to test variability.

Source: Tuberculosis - June 7, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jonathan W. Uzorka, Ailko W.J. Bossink, Willeke P.J. Franken, Steven F.T. Thijsen, Eliane M.S. Leyten, Alida C. van Haeften, Gert Doornenbal, Peter Boonstra, Tom H.M. Ottenhoff, Sandra M. Arend Tags: Diagnostics Source Type: research