Referring to the Francis J Curry presentation we see the above slide, accompanied by the voice over which says;
The new guidelines are about to be published, and presentations on this subject by CDC have revealed the following...What is the significance of "quantitative results"?
...and finally, laboratories are advised to report quantitative results as well as their interpretation.
Another study showed quantitative results to be useful in diagnosing active TB
Higher quantitative IFN-y results were associated with active tuberculosis, and added clinical value to a prediction model incorporating conventional risk factors.
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