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Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis: Can we do better?

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is often diagnosed by the tuberculin skin test (TST). The latter has several limitations with regard to its sensitivity and specificity. It may be positive in people with prior bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination or exposure to nontuberculous mycobacteria....

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1. Verfasser: Al-Orainey, Ibrahim O.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Medknow Publications 2009
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700471/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561914
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.44778
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