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Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of IFN-γ Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Household Contacts of Infectious Tuberculosis Cases in Senegal
BACKGROUND: Chemoprophylaxis of contacts of infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases is recommended for TB control, particularly in endemic countries, but is hampered by the difficulty to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI), classically assessed through response to the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST). Interfer...
Autores principales: | Lienhardt, Christian, Fielding, Katherine, Hane, Abdoul A., Niang, Aliou, Ndao, Cheikh T., Karam, Farba, Fletcher, Helen, Mbow, Fatou, Gomis, Jules-François, Diadhiou, Roger, Toupane, Maxime, Dieye, Tandakha, Mboup, Souleymane |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20463900 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010508 |
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