High background rates of positive tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assays in a low prevalence region of UK: a surveillance study

BACKGROUND: Background rates of latent tuberculosis infection in low prevalence regions of Britain are unknown. These would be valuable data for interpreting positive IGRA results, and guiding cost-benefit analyses. The management of a large outbreak of tuberculosis occurring in a rural district hos...

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Autores principales: Hinks, Timothy SC, Varsani, Nimu, Godsiff, David T, Bull, Thomas C, Nash, Katherine L, McLuckie, Lisa, Maule, Catherine, Flower, Tessa, Warley, Anthony
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/PMC3537536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23216965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-339

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23216965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-339

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