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Diagnostic usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test (QFT-GIT) for tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis.

Sungim ChoiKyung Hwa JungHyo-Ju SonSeung Hyun LeeJung Min HongMin-Chul KimMin Jae KimYoung Pil ChongHeungsup SungSang Oh LeeSang-Ho ChoiYang Soo KimJun Hee WooSung Han Kim
Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2017)
The QFT-GIT appears to be a useful adjunct test for diagnosing TB vertebral osteomyelitis because the negative test results may be useful for excluding a diagnosis of active TB vertebral osteomyelitis.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition