Comparing tuberculin skin test and interferon γ release assay (T-SPOT.TB) to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection in household contacts

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon γ release assay are currently used as diagnostic tools to detect latent tuberculosis (TB) infection; however, there are inconsistencies about the degree of agreement between the tests. We aimed to evaluate the concordance rate between th...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hyun Woo, Lee, Yeon Joo, Kim, Se Joong, Park, Jong Sun, Cho, Young-Jae, Yoon, Ho Il, Lee, Choon-Taek, Lee, Jae-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28111432
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.344

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28111432
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.344

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