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Identification of False-Positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assays by Repeat Testing in HIV-Infected Patients at Low Risk for Tuberculosis

James A. Gray, Randall R. Reves, Steven C. Johnson, Robert Belknap

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The QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT) is increasingly being used for latent tuberculosis screening in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States. This is a retrospective analysis of repeating positive QFT assays as a strategy to identify false-positive results in HIV-infected patients at low risk for tuberculosis.

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The QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT) is increasingly being used for latent tuberculosis screening in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States. This is a retrospective analysis of repeating positive QFT assays as a strategy to identify false-positive results in HIV-infected patients at low risk for tuberculosis.

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The QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT) is increasingly being used for latent tuberculosis screening in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States. This is a retrospective analysis of repeating positive QFT assays as a strategy to identify false-positive results in HIV-infected patients at low risk for tuberculosis.

Key concepts: Medicine, Tuberculosis, QuantiFERON, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Latent tuberculosis, Gold standard (test), Virology, Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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