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Interferon-gamma release assay versus tuberculin skin test for latent tuberculosis infection among HIV patients in Brazil

SETTING: Patients HIV+ attending in a reference clinic, Southern Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To compare the interferon-gamma-release assay (IGRA – QuantiFERON(®) TB Gold In-Tube) with the tuberculin skin test (TST – PPD-Rt 23) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with HIV. DESIGN: Cohort stud...

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Autores principales: Kussen, Gislene Maria Botão, Dalla-Costa, Libera Maria, Rossoni, Andrea, Raboni, Sonia Mara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9425390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26706018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2015.10.007