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Screening of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers working in Hajj pilgrimage area in Saudi Arabia, using interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test

BACKGROUND: Interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) is highly specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is the preferred test in BCG-vaccinated individuals. The few studies that have screened health care workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) using IGRA have varied...

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Autores principales:	Bukhary, Zakeya A., Amer, Soliman M., Emara, Magdy M., Abdalla, Mohammad E., Ali, Sahar A.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29620541 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.90

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