Interferon-Gamma Assay in Combination with Tuberculin Skin Test Are Insufficient for the Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Marcin Wlodarczyk,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Wieslawa Rudnicka,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Beata Janiszewska-Drobinska,

Affiliation Regional Specialised Hospital of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and Rehabilitation, Tuszyn, Poland
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Grzegorz Kielnierowski,

Affiliation Regional Specialised Hospital of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and Rehabilitation, Tuszyn, Poland
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Magdalena Kowalewicz-Kulbat,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Marek Fol,

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Magdalena Druszczynska

* E-mail: majur@biol.uni.lodz.pl

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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