The Prevalence Rate of Tuberculin Skin Test Positive by Contacts Group to Predict the Development of Active Tuberculosis After School Outbreaks

BACKGROUND: The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the standard tool to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in mass screening. The aim of this study is to find an optimal cut-off point of the TST+ rate within tuberculosis (TB) contacts to predict the active TB development among adolescents in s...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hee Jin, Chun, Byung Chul, Kwon, AmyM, Lee, Gyeong-Ho, Ryu, Sungweon, Oh, Soo Yeon, Lee, Jin Beom, Yoo, Se Hwa, Kim, Eui Sook, Kim, Je Hyeong, Shin, Chol, Lee, Seung Heon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508922
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.349

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508922
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.349

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