Accuracy of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay (QFT-IT) in children with suspected active or latent TB infection (LTBI). METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 621 children (0–14 years old) evaluated for TB infection or disease. Following clinical assessment, children...

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Autores principales: Sali, Michela, Buonsenso, Danilo, Goletti, Delia, D’Alfonso, Pamela, Zumbo, Antonella, Fadda, Giovanni, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Delogu, Giovanni, Valentini, Piero
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/PMC4595419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26439935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138952

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26439935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138952

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