Evaluation of the filter paper IP-10 tests in school children after exposure to tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study with a 4-year follow-up

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of active tuberculosis (TB) is low in Finland, but outbreaks do occur. Following exposure national guidelines recommend either tuberculosis skin test or interferon-γ-release assay-testing of asymptomatic children. The aim of this study was to compare QuantiFERON-TB Gold In...

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Autores principales: Tuuminen, Tamara, Salo, Eeva, Kotilainen, Hannele, Ruhwald, Morten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2012
Materias:
Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3533036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23212994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001751

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3533036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23212994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001751

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