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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Smoking is a Factor in Discordance Between QuantiFERONTB Gold Assay and Tuberculosis Etiology: Especially in Older Patients

Libin Liu1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Guihua Wu1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Wang1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lijun Peng1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-6345-1425View further author information
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Xiaoqun Xu1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Long Cai1 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China;2 Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3443-3451 | Received 27 Mar 2023, Accepted 25 May 2023, Published online: 01 Jun 2023

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