Tuberculin Skin Testing and Treatment Modulates Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Results for Latent Tuberculosis in Migrants

BACKGROUND: Identifying latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in people migrating from TB endemic regions to low incidence countries is an important control measure. However, no prospective longitudinal comparisons between diagnostic tests used in such migrant populations are available. OBJECTIVES: T...

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Autores principales: O'Shea, Matthew K., Fletcher, Thomas E., Beeching, Nicholas J., Dedicoat, Martin, Spence, David, McShane, Helen, Cunningham, Adam F., Wilson, Duncan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24816576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097366

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24816576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097366

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