QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube

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Our speaker for this program is Dr. Matthew Binnicker, Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory and Associate Director of the Mycology/Mycobacteriology Laboratory in the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Binnicker will provide an overview of the new interferon gamma release assays to aid in the detection of tuberculosis infection. He will also discuss the global impact of tuberculosis (TB), historic perspective on diagnosis, and the recent development of an in vitro whole blood assay for use in the detection of latent TB infection and active TB disease.

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Related Tests

• #83896 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Determination by QuantiFERON-TB Gold

Required for Confirmation

• #50024 Culture Referred for Identification, Mycobacterium
• #8205 Culture, Mycobacterium

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• Learn more about Matt Binnicker, PhD, D(ABMM)
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