Screening for tuberculosis infection among newly arrived asylum seekers: Comparison of QuantiFERON(®)TB Gold with tuberculin skin test

BACKGROUND: QuantiFERON(®)TB Gold (QFT) is a promising blood test for tuberculosis infection but with few data so far from immigrant screening. The aim of this study was to compare results of QFT and tuberculin skin test (TST) among newly arrived asylum seekers in Norway and to assess the role of QF...

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Autors principals: Winje, Brita Askeland, Oftung, Fredrik, Korsvold, Gro Ellen, Mannsåker, Turid, Jeppesen, Anette Skistad, Harstad, Ingunn, Heier, Berit Tafjord, Heldal, Einar
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BioMed Central 2008
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2405787/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18479508
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-65
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