The Usefulness of the Tuberculosis Skin Test and the Interferon-gamma Release Assay in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in South Korea

OBJECTIVES: South Koreans receive the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination, which influence the result of the tuberculin skin test (TST); however, only a few studies have described the usefulness of the TST and interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) for diagnosing latent TB infection (LTBI). Theref...

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Autores principales: Jang, Ju Young, Park, In Won, Choi, Byoung Whui, Choi, Jae Chol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.10.009

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