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Performance of Tuberculin Skin Test Measured against Interferon Gamma Release Assay as Reference Standard in Children

Objectives. International guidelines differ in the threshold of tuberculin skin test (TST) induration regarded as indicating Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis infection. Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) results were used as reference to assess performance of TST induration thresholds for detectio...

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Autores principales: Eisenhut, Michael, Fidler, Katy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24660062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413459