In-hospital blood collection increases the rate of indeterminate results in interferon-gamma release assays.

Yuki OsakabeFumihiro YamaguchiAyako SuzukiHaruka KitanoMina HiraiwaYo ShiratoriShota OnozakiMari NakamotoSaori KawamuraMiku KosugeKenji AtarashiHidekazu ChoShohei ShimizuAkira FujishimaYusuke Shikama

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2022)

Certain types of individuals are at higher risk of an indeterminate IGRA result. The QFT-plus test for hospitalized patients should be avoided as much as possible, and it is better to perform the test for those patients in outpatient settings.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
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prognostic factors
high throughput
fine needle aspiration
acute care
ultrasound guided
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