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Research Article: Smoking is a Factor in Discordance Between QuantiFERONTB Gold Assay and Tuberculosis Etiology: Especially in Older Patients

Date Published: 2023-06-01

Introduction:
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by MTB infection, which seriously endangers human life and health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global tuberculosis report, the number of global tuberculosis cases in will be . million. QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT) is an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRAs), this method is not affected by BCG and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). IGRAs are used as a diagnostic tool for the detection of MTB infection, it has played a major role in the…

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