Cough Aerosol Cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Insights on TST / IGRA Discordance and Transmission Dynamics

RATIONALE: The diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) is complicated by the absence of a gold standard. Discordance between tuberculin skin tests (TST) and interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) occurs in 10–20% of individuals, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. MET...

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Autores principales: Jones-López, Edward C., White, Laura F., Kirenga, Bruce, Mumbowa, Francis, Ssebidandi, Martin, Moine, Stephanie, Mbabazi, Olive, Mboowa, Gerald, Ayakaka, Irene, Kim, Soyeon, Thornton, Christina S., Okwera, Alphonse, Joloba, Moses, Fennelly, Kevin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26394149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138358

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26394149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138358

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