Predictive value of the tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-tuberculosis Gold In-Tube test for development of active tuberculosis in hemodialysis patients

BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at increased risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) compared with the general population. QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) for LTBI detection is more promising than tuberculin skin test (TST) in HD patients. AIM: In our study, we evaluated...

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Autores principales: Seyhan, Ekrem Cengiz, Gunluoglu, Gulşah, Gunluoglu, Mehmet Zeki, Tural, Seda, Sökücü, Sinem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27168859
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.180023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27168859
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.180023

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