Inoculation of QuantiFERON-TB tubes with skin microbiota causes false-positive results

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 1;190(7):834-7. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201406-1041LE.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma Release Tests / methods*
  • Microbiota / physiology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / immunology