Performance and correlation of QuantiFERON-TB Gold, T-SPOT.TB and tuberculin skin test in young children with tuberculosis exposure or tuberculosis disease

Objective: To evaluate the performance of interferon gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccinated young children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in healthy children younger than 5 years who were recently diagnosed with tuberculosis or had recen...

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Principais autores:	Keswadee Lapphra, Paninun Srinuchasart, Sansnee Senawong, Utane Rungpanich, Pinklow Umrod, Alan Maleesatharn, Nantaka Kongstan, Watcharee Lermankul, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
coleção:	Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Assuntos:	tuberculin skin test; quantiferon-tb gold in- tube test; t-spot.tb; young children
Acesso em linha:	http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2020;volume=13;issue=9;spage=423;epage=425;aulast=Lapphra
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