No influence of haemodialysis on interferon production in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold-In-Tube test.
Conclusions: The QFT-G assay could be a useful test for the evaluation of the immunological response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HD patients. The time point of blood sampling does not seem to affect the interpretation of test results.
PMID: 21298615 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)