| Literature DB >> 22518862 |
Shu-Hua Wang1, Samuel S Stew, Joshua Cyktor, Bridget Carruthers, Joanne Turner, Blanca I Restrepo.
Abstract
We compared the performance of the T-SPOT.TB assay with blood used within 0 to 3.5 h after collection (control) to its performance with blood stored for 0 to 3.5, 5 to 8, 18 to 21, or 31 to 33 h with the addition of T-Cell Xtend (experimental), using samples from 154 participants. The 95.4% concordance between paired specimens indicated that blood can be stored for up to 33 h prior to T-SPOT.TB testing.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22518862 PMCID: PMC3405595 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00674-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948