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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...

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Autores principales: Arenas Miras, Maria Del Mar, Hidalgo-Tenorio, Carmen, Jimenez-Gamiz, Pilar, Jiménez-Alonso, Juan
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/PMC4058455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25009813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/291031

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