A detailed analysis of borderline results in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus assay incorporating longitudinal follow-up: intermediate-burden setting.

Microbiol Spectr · 2026 · PMC12889041 · PMID 41410477

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Inter-individual variability was observed, with greater fluctuations in TB2 responses compared to TB1, although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( Fig. 3 ).

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