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Performance of the tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay for detection of tuberculosis infection in immunocompromised patients in a BCG-vaccinated population
BACKGROUND: Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) may improve diagnostic accuracy for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study compared the performance of the tuberculin skin test (TST) with that of IGRA for the diagnosis of LTBI in immunocompromised patients in an intermediate TB burden country...
Autores principales: | Kim, Eun Young, Lim, Ju Eun, Jung, Ji Ye, Son, Ji Young, Lee, Kyung Jong, Yoon, Yoe Wun, Park, Byung Hoon, Moon, Jin Wook, Park, Moo Suk, Kim, Young Sam, Kim, Se Kyu, Chang, Joon, Kang, Young Ae |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-207 |
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