Contribution of Interferon gamma release assays testing to the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected patients: A comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube, T-SPOT.TB and tuberculin skin test

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test (TST) was the only available method to identify LTBI. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the us...

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Autores principales: Ramos, José M, Robledano, Catalina, Masiá, Mar, Belda, Sofia, Padilla, Sergio, Rodríguez, Juan C, Gutierrez, Félix
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22849726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-169

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22849726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-169

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