Association between the extent of intrapulmonary spread on chest CT and false-negative results of T-SPOT.TB in pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study

Association between the extent of intrapulmonary spread on chest CT and false-negative results of T-SPOT.TB in pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The T-SPOT.TB assay is widely used for the adjunctive diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). However, clinicians often encounter false-negative T-SPOT.TB results. The extent of TB spread may influence host immune functions, which can influence the results of the T-SPOT.TB test. However,...

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Main Authors: Ryo Sato, Naoki Takasaka, Yusuke Hosaka, Taiki Fukuda, Kyota Shinfuku, Makiko Takatsuka, Tsukasa Hasegawa, Masami Yamada, Yumie Yamanaka, Kai Ryu, Takeo Ishikawa, Jun Araya
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pulmonary tuberculosis
T-SPOT.TB
Chest CT
Interferon-gamma release assay
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10777-x
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