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Letter to the Editor

QuantiFERON-plus does not discriminate between active and latent tuberculosis

Regina W. HoflandDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ;Department of Respiratory Medicine, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Aik W. J. BossinkDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Stefan NierkensLaboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Sanne P. A. PaardekooperDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Brigitte T. A. van den BroekLaboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Jan-Willem J. LammersDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Ineke van HaeftenDepartment of Tuberculosis, Municipal Public Health Service, Utrecht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Steven F. T. ThijsenDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Pages 479-482 | Received 23 Sep 2017, Accepted 28 Dec 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2018

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