Usefulness of interferon-γ release assay for the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB in Zhejiang Province, China

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Authors

Lei Ji · Hangzhou Medical College

Yongliang Lou · Wenzhou Medical University

Zhongxiu Wu · Blood Center of Zhejiang Province

Jinqin Jiang · Hangzhou Medical College

Xingli Fan · Hangzhou Medical College

Lifang Wang · Hangzhou Medical College

Xiaoxiang Liu ·

Abstract

In this work, the total detection ratio using TB-IGRA was 89.4%, therefore TB-IGRA has diagnostic values in smear-negative pulmonary TB and extra-pulmonary TB diagnosis.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 121-121

DOI: 10.1186/s40249-017-0331-1

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