Interferon-Gamma Assay in Combination with Tuberculin Skin Test Are Insufficient for the Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Concepedia

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Interferon-Gamma Assay in Combination with Tuberculin Skin Test Are Insufficient for the Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Marcin Włodarczyk, Wiesława Rudnicka, B Janiszewska-Drobińska, Grzegorz Kielnierowski, Magdalena Kowalewicz‐Kulbat, Marek Fol, Magdalena Druszczyńska

Abstract

Our results do not show that a combination of IGRA and TST might be a step forward in the diagnosis of culture-negative TB cases. However, M. tuberculosis-stimulated IFN-γ levels might help to assess the extent of pulmonary TB lesions.

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