Tuberculosis and Leprosy Coinfection: A Perspective on Diagnosis and Treatment

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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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Autores principales: Mangum, Lisa, Kilpatrick, Dustin, Stryjewska, Barbara, Sampath, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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