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    QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay)

    QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay) is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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    Test/Range/Collection

    QuantiFERON -TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay), whole blood

    Negative

    Green top (must be delivered to test laboratory within 12 hr) or unique QFT-G blood collection tubes (Nil, TB Antigen, Mitogen)

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    Citation

    McPhee, Stephen J., et al. "QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma Releasing Assay)." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_.
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay). Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_. Accessed April 21, 2019.
    McPhee, S. J., Lu, C. M., & Nicoll, D. (2017). QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma releasing assay). In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_
    McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. QuantiFERON-TB (Interferon-gamma Releasing Assay) [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619266/all/QuantiFERON_TB__Interferon_gamma_releasing_assay_.
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