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Enhanced Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Outcomes after Implementation of QuantiFERON®-Gold Testing

BACKGROUND: Use of the tuberculin skin test (TST) for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among individuals who received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is complicated by its potential cross-reaction with TST antigens which may cause false-positive results and lead to patient...

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Autores principales: Crossa, Aldo, Kessler, Jason, Harris, Tiffany G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4570766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26371760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138349