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Tuberculosis contact investigation with a new, specific blood test in a low-incidence population containing a high proportion of BCG-vaccinated persons
BACKGROUND: BCG-vaccination can confound tuberculin skin test (TST) reactions in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection. METHODS: We compared the TST with a Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific whole blood interferon-gamma assay (QuantiFERON(®)-TB-Gold In Tube; QFT-G) during ongoing investiga...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481586/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16707012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-77 |