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Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: T.SPOT.TB versus Tuberculin Skin Test
Early studies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reported increased incidence of tuberculosis. The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the technique of choice to detect latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) but has several limitations. Objectives. We compared TST and the newer T.SPOT.TB te...
Autores principales: | Arenas Miras, Maria Del Mar, Hidalgo-Tenorio, Carmen, Jimenez-Gamiz, Pilar, Jiménez-Alonso, Juan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058455/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25009813 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/291031 |
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