Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube test versus tuberculin skin test for screening of latent tuberculosis infection in Saudi Arabia: A population-based study

OBJECTIVES: To compare QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube (QFT-GIT) test with tuberculin skin test (TST) in detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among a general population in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2010 and March 2013 among indiv...

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Autores principales: Balkhy, Hanan H., El Beltagy, Kamel, El-Saed, Aiman, Aljasir, Badr, Althaqafi, Abdulhakeem, Alothman, Adel F., Alshalaan, Mohammad, Al-Jahdali, Hamdan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512509
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.185759

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512509
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.185759

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