Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of IFN-γ Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Household Contacts of Infectious Tuberculosis Cases in Senegal

BACKGROUND: Chemoprophylaxis of contacts of infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases is recommended for TB control, particularly in endemic countries, but is hampered by the difficulty to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI), classically assessed through response to the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST). Interfer...

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Main Authors: Lienhardt, Christian, Fielding, Katherine, Hane, Abdoul A., Niang, Aliou, Ndao, Cheikh T., Karam, Farba, Fletcher, Helen, Mbow, Fatou, Gomis, Jules-François, Diadhiou, Roger, Toupane, Maxime, Dieye, Tandakha, Mboup, Souleymane
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865542/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20463900
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010508
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