Poor concordance between interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin tests in diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected individuals

BACKGROUND: A new generation of diagnostic tests, the interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs), have been developed for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Limited data are available on their use in HIV-infected persons. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out at 2 HIV clinics...

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Autores principales: Talati, Naasha J, Seybold, Ulrich, Humphrey, Bianca, Aina, Abiola, Tapia, Jane, Weinfurter, Paul, Albalak, Rachel, Blumberg, Henry M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19208218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-15

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19208218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-15

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