title: Defective antigen tubes generate false-positive QuantiFERON tuberculosis test results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Marc Roger
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Couturier
authors.affiliation: ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Robbie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myatt
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Laboratories, Madison.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dorn
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Laboratories, Madison.
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pitstick
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic