Research Article: Construction and Validation of a Diagnostic Scoring System for Predicting Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with Positive T-SPOT Based on Indicators Associated with Coagulation and Inflammation: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction:
Tuberculosis (TB) is a life-threatening single infectious disease, which remains a major global public health concern. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report, there were . million deaths of TB cases worldwide in . Over % of these clinical TB cases affect the lungs, which is known as pulmonary tuberculosis. According to China’s Expert Consensus of Inactive Pulmonary Tuberculosis and active Pulmonary Tuberculosis, IPTB was defined as asymptomatic TB patients with positive interferon-gamma…
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