Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection – Analysis of Discordant Results, when Compared to the Tuberculin Skin Test

BACKGROUND: With the Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) a new method for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) is available. Due to the lack of a gold standard for the diagnosis of LTBI, the IGRA is compared to the Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), which yields discordant results...

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Autores principales: Nienhaus, Albert, Schablon, Anja, Diel, Roland
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2441828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002665

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2441828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002665

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