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QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test conversions and reversions among tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in Addis Ababa: a one year follow-up study

BACKGROUND: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube® (QFT-GIT) test is used for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. Besides, QFT-GIT test could allow tracking changes in immune response among TB patients and their contacts. In high TB burden settings, reports on QFT-GIT conversions and reversio...

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Autores principales: Belay, Mulugeta, Legesse, Mengistu, Dagne, Daniel, Mihret, Adane, Bekele, Yonas, Medhin, Girmay, Bjune, Gunnar, Abebe, Fekadu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25466365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0654-5