Do the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube test agree in detecting latent tuberculosis among high-risk contacts? A systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: The QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube test (QFT-GIT) and the tuberculin skin test (TST) are used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, conclusive evidence regarding the agreement of these two tests among high risk contacts is lacking. This systematic review and meta-analys...

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Autores principales: Ayubi, Erfan, Doosti-Irani, Amin, Mostafavi, Ehsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2015
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4652063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26493775
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2015043

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