Cost analysis of tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube test for tuberculosis screening in a correctional setting in Dallas, Texas, USA

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects immigrants, HIV-infected individuals, and those living in crowded settings such as homeless shelters and correctional facilities. Although the majority of jails and prisons use a tuberculin skin test (TST) for latent tuberculosis infection (LT...

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Published in:BMC Infect Dis
Main Authors: Nijhawan, Ank E., Iroh, Princess A., Brown, Larry S., Winetsky, Daniel, Porsa, Esmaeil
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062880/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27733123
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1901-8
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