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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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| Language: | Inglês |
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Medknow Publications
2009
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| Online Access: | 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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