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The mTST – An mHealth approach for training and quality assurance of tuberculin skin test administration and reading
BACKGROUND: The Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) is a relatively simple test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) but requires regular quality assurance to ensure proper technique for administration and reading. The objective of this study was to estimate the accuracy and reproducibility of...
Autores principales: | Moayedi-Nia, Saeedeh, Barss, Leila, Oxlade, Olivia, Valiquette, Chantal, Ly, Mei-Xin, Campbell, Jonathon R., Lan, Zhiyi, Nsengiyumva, Placide, Fregonese, Federica, Lisboa Bastos, Mayara, Sampath, Danielle, Winters, Nicholas, Menzies, Dick |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215240 |
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