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Interferon-γ Release Assay Performance in Pediatric Tuberculosis Disease in California

BACKGROUND: Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) and Tuberculin Skin Tests (TSTs) are important adjunctive pediatric TB diagnostics. This study analyzes the use and performance of IGRAs in children diagnosed with active TB disease in a high-resource, low-incidence setting. METHODS: We retrospecti...

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Autores principales: Kay, Alexander, Islam, Shamim, Wendorf, Kristen, Westenhouse, Janice, Barry, Pennan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630727/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1640