Comparison of two interferon-gamma release assays (QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and T-SPOT.TB) in testing for latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected adults

There is currently no ‘gold standard’ for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and both the tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used for diagnosis; the latter have a higher sensitivity than tuberculin skin tests for diagnosis of LTBI in HIV-infected ind...

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Autores principales: Sultan, B, Benn, P, Mahungu, T, Young, M, Mercey, D, Morris-Jones, S, Miller, RF
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2013
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Original Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23970606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462413486459

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23970606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462413486459

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