Analysis of Factors Lowering Sensitivity of Interferon-γ Release Assay for Tuberculosis

• Nguyen Thi Le Hang,

  Affiliation NCGM-BMH Medical Collaboration Center, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Luu Thi Lien,

  Affiliation Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Nobuyuki Kobayashi,

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takuro Shimbo,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Research and Informatics, International Clinical Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shinsaku Sakurada,

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Pham Huu Thuong,

  Affiliation Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Le Thi Hong,

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Do Bang Tam,

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Minako Hijikata,

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ikumi Matsushita,

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Nguyen Van Hung,

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, National Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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• Kazue Higuchi,

  Affiliation Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Tokyo, Japan

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• Nobuyuki Harada,

  Affiliation Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Tokyo, Japan

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• Naoto Keicho

  * E-mail: nkeicho-tky@umin.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Respiratory Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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