title: Inoculation of QuantiFERON-TB tubes with skin microbiota causes false-positive results.
authors.affiliation: 1 Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Rajiv L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: Niaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banaei
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests / Q000379:methods*; D064307:Microbiota / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology