C-Tb skin test to diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children and HIV-infected adults: A phase 3 trial

BACKGROUND: C-Tb, an ESAT-6/CFP-10-based skin test, has similar sensitivity for active TB compared to tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB-Gold-In-Tube (QFT). However, data are limited in children and HIV-infected persons. METHODS: Asymptomatic South African contacts <5 years (n = 87; HI...

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Autores principales: Aggerbeck, Henrik, Ruhwald, Morten, Hoff, Søren T., Borregaard, Bettine, Hellstrom, Elizabeth, Malahleha, Mookho, Siebert, Mirna, Gani, Mashra, Seopela, Vincent, Diacon, Andreas, Lourens, Madeleine, Andersen, Peter, Dheda, Keertan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30248152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204554

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30248152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204554

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