Guide to Diagnostic Tests
QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay)
Test/Range/Collection
QuantiFERON -TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay), whole blood
Negative
Green top (must be delivered to test laboratory within 12 hr) or unique QFT-G blood collection tubes (Nil, TB Antigen, Mitogen)
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma Releasing Assay)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_. Accessed May 29, 2023.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma Releasing Assay) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2023 May 29]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_.
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