The Clinical Usefulness of Tuberculin Skin Test versus Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis in HIV Patients: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is becoming increasingly concerning due to the increasing the HIV epidemic, which have increased the risk for reactivation to active tuberculosis (TB) infection. LTBI is diagnosed by tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamm...

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Autores principales: Ayubi, Erfan, Doosti-Irani, Amin, Sanjari Moghaddam, Ali, Sani, Mohadeseh, Nazarzadeh, Milad, Mostafavi, Ehsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27622293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161983

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5021339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27622293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161983

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