Sensitivity of the Quantiferon-Gold In-Tube Assay in Sputum Smear Positive TB Cases in Indonesia

BACKGROUND: As part of a formal evaluation of the Quantiferon-Gold in-tube assay (QFT-IT) for latent TB infection we compared its sensitivity to the tuberculin skin test (TST) in confirmed adult TB cases in Indonesia. Smear-positive TB disease was used as a proxy gold standard for latent TB infectio...

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Autores principales: Rutherford, Merrin, Alisjahbana, Bachti, Maharani, Winni, Sampurno, Hedy, van Crevel, Reinout, Hill, Philip C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012020

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