Comparison between the Interferon γ Release Assay—QuantiFERON Gold Plus (QFT-Plus)—and Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in the Detection of Tuberculosis Infection in Immunocompromised Children

BACKGROUND: Immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of having latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) has been proven to perform effectively in LTBI detection among immunocompromised adults and can overcome the limitations of the tuberculin skin test (TST)....

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Autores principales: Primaturia, Cory, Reniarti, Lelani, Nataprawira, Heda M. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7238328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32455014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7159485

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