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Screening for tuberculosis infection among newly arrived asylum seekers: Comparison of QuantiFERON(®)TB Gold with tuberculin skin test

BACKGROUND: QuantiFERON(®)TB Gold (QFT) is a promising blood test for tuberculosis infection but with few data so far from immigrant screening. The aim of this study was to compare results of QFT and tuberculin skin test (TST) among newly arrived asylum seekers in Norway and to assess the role of QF...

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Autores principales: Winje, Brita Askeland, Oftung, Fredrik, Korsvold, Gro Ellen, Mannsåker, Turid, Jeppesen, Anette Skistad, Harstad, Ingunn, Heier, Berit Tafjord, Heldal, Einar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2405787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18479508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-65