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Tuberculosis and Leprosy Coinfection: A Perspective on Diagnosis and Treatment
Both leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) are known to have similar geographic endemicity. In the setting of coinfection, interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) to detect latent TB can be falsely positive. We report a case of leprosy with a positive IGRA and asymptomatic active pulmonary TB. Minocycline a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054147/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046638 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy133 |