title: Identification of false-positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assays by repeat testing in HIV-infected patients at low risk for tuberculosis.
abstract: The QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT) is increasingly being used for latent tuberculosis screening in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States. This is a retrospective analysis of repeating positive QFT assays as a strategy to identify false-positive results in HIV-infected patients at low risk for tuberculosis.
authors: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. jacob.gray@ucdenver.edu
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Gray
authors: Randall
authors: R
authors: Reves
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Johnson
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Belknap
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic