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Interferon gamma release assays for detection of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in older Hispanic people

BACKGROUND: Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used to detect latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection (LTBI) in adults, but their performance in older people is not well-established. We evaluated IGRAs for LTBI detection in older Hispanic recent TB contacts (ReC) or community con...

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Autores principales: Scordo, Julia M., Aguillón-Durán, Génesis P., Ayala, Doris, Quirino-Cerrillo, Ana Paulina, Rodríguez-Reyna, Eminé, Joya-Ayala, Mateo, Mora-Guzmán, Francisco, Ledezma-Campos, Eder, Villafañez, Alejandro, Schlesinger, Larry S., Torrelles, Jordi B., Turner, Joanne, Restrepo, Blanca I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8540394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34389503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.08.014