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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Main Authors: Winje, Brita Askeland, Oftung, Fredrik, Korsvold, Gro Ellen, Mannsåker, Turid, Jeppesen, Anette Skistad, Harstad, Ingunn, Heier, Berit Tafjord, Heldal, Einar
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acesso em linha: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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