Comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Timely and accurate identification of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). There is no gold standard for diagnosis of LTBI. Screening tests such as interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) and tuberculin skin test (...

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Publicado en:BMC Infect Dis
Autores principales: Auguste, Peter, Tsertsvadze, Alexander, Pink, Joshua, Court, Rachel, McCarthy, Noel, Sutcliffe, Paul, Clarke, Aileen
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343308/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28274215
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2301-4
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