Value of the tuberculin skin testing and of an interferon-gamma release assay in haemodialysis patients after exposure to M. tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection pose a high risk of developing active TB disease. It is therefore important to detect latent TB infection (LTBI) to be able to offer treatment and prevent progression to TB disease. We assessed the valu...

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Autori principali: Anibarro, Luis, Trigo, Matilde, Feijoó, Diana, Ríos, Mónica, Palomares, Luisa, Pena, Alberto, Núñez, Marta, Villaverde, Carlos, González-Fernández, África
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447656/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905901
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-195
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