Interferon-Gamma Release Assay is Not Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings: A Retrospective Multicenter Investigation.
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| Abstract | 
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              Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has been used in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB diagnosis, but the results from different high TB-endemic countries are different. The aim of this study was to investigate the value of IGRA in the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB (PTB) in China.  | 
        
| Year of Publication | 
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              2018 
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| Journal | 
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              Chinese medical journal 
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| Volume | 
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              131 
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| Issue | 
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              3 
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| Number of Pages | 
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              268-275 
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| Date Published | 
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              2018 
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| ISSN Number | 
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              0366-6999 
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| DOI | 
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              10.4103/0366-6999.223860 
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| Short Title | 
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              Chin Med J (Engl) 
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