title: False-negative interferon-γ release assay results in active tuberculosis: a TBNET study.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary Disease, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands veerledevisser@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Veerle
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Visser
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari-Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
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authors.lastname: Sotgiu
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany Dept of Medicine, University of Namibia School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia International Health/Infectious Diseases, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Unit, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen Denmark National Institute of Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Martine G
authors.initials: MG
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authors.affiliation: Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marleen
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authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.affiliation: SOD Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartalesi
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brat
authors.affiliation: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Cynthia B E
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.affiliation: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Keertan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dheda
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Dept, Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.affiliation: Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eyuboglu
authors.affiliation: Dept of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Maha
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authors.lastname: Ghanem
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Instituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goletti
authors.affiliation: Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli Gorek
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dilektasli
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Malattie Infettive, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guglielmetti
authors.affiliation: Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Dept, Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.affiliation: University of Modena and Reggio Emillia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Losi
authors.affiliation: The National Institute of TB, Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Vyšné Hágy, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polanova
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, University of Copenhagen, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Pernille
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authors.lastname: Ravn
authors.affiliation: Hannover Medical School, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Felix C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Ringshausen
authors.affiliation: Treatment Center for Tuberculosis, Dept of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Otto Wagner Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rumetshofer
authors.affiliation: Drassanes Tuberculosis Unit, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Luiza
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Souza-Galvão
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary Disease, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thijsen
authors.affiliation: Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bothamley
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary Disease, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism*; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests / Q000379:methods*; D007391:International Cooperation; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma