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Table 2 Consistent negative conversion in T-SPOT after HD

From: Negative conversion of T-SPOT results after hemodialysis: case series and literature review

 

1

 2

Background

  Age (year-old)

63

77

  Sex

M

M

  Causes of CKD

HNS

HNS

  Dialyzer

FB-210Ub

NVF-21H

  QB (ml/min)

200

300

  Dialysis vintage (years)

5

17

  Dialysis time (hours)

4

4

  Anticoagulation

Heparin

Heparin

T-SPOT

1

  

 Pre-HD

  

  Negative-control

0

0

  Positive-control

446

718

  ESAT-6

5

8

  CFP-10

2

15

  Diagnosis

Indeterminate

Positive

 Post-HD

  Negative-control

0

2

  Positive-control

226

710

  ESAT-6

1

6

  CFP-10

4

7

  Diagnosis

Negative

Indeterminate

2

 Pre-HD

  Negative-control

0

1

  Positive-control

371

989

  ESAT-6

0

7

  CFP-10

9

10

  Diagnosis

Positive

Positive

 Post-HD

  Negative-control

0

0

  Positive-control

426

749

  ESAT-6

2

7

  CFP-10

4

2

  Diagnosis

Negative

Indeterminate

  1. T-SPOT T-SPOT®.TB test, HD hemodialysis, ESAT-6 early secretory antigenic target 6, CFP-10 culture filtrate protein 10, CKD chronic kidney disease, QB quantity of blood flow, HNS hypertensive nephrosclerosis