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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Association of Internal Medicine
2017
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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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