Cold temperatures during sample transportation may cause false-negative interferon-γ release assays used to diagnose TB infection.
K TakedaH NagaiM KawashimaI KosaiM ShimozonoK SatoH MotomuraE NakanoM WatanabeT KatoM ShimadaO NarumotoM SuzukawaJ SuzukiK YamaneY SasakiY MorioA TamuraH MatsuiPublished in: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2024)