Contribution of Interferon gamma release assays testing to the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected patients: A comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube, T-SPOT.TB and tuberculin skin test

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test (TST) was the only available method to identify LTBI. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the us...

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Auteurs principaux: Ramos, José M, Robledano, Catalina, Masiá, Mar, Belda, Sofia, Padilla, Sergio, Rodríguez, Juan C, Gutierrez, Félix
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482589/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22849726
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-169
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