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WCLN: Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) for the Laboratory Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
WCLN: Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) for the Laboratory Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Presenter: David Warshauer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description: This presentation will describe the two FDA approved interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) for the laboratory detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube and T-SPOT®.TB. The CDC recommendations for the use of IGRAs will be reviewed and potential […]