Smoking is a Factor in Discordance Between QuantiFERONTB Gold Assay and Tuberculosis Etiology: Especially in Older Patients
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s412473
Abstract: Purpose Exploring whether smoking is an influencing factor for the inconsistency between QuantiFERONTB Gold assay (QFT-GIT) and tuberculosis etiology. Patients and Methods The clinical data of patients who were confirmed positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)… read more here.
Keywords: qft git; tuberculosis; etiology; factor ... See more keywords