Comparison of interferon-γ release assay to two cut-off points of tuberculin skin test to detect latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in primary health care workers.

Comparison of interferon-γ release assay to two cut-off points of tuberculin skin test to detect latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in primary health care workers.

<h4>Background</h4>An interferon-γ release assay, QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) test, has been introduced an alternative test for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Here, we compared the performance of QFT with tuberculin skin test (TST) measured at two different...

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Autores principales: Fernanda Mattos de Souza, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Jair dos Santos Pinheiro, Renata Lyrio Peres, Thamy Carvalho Lacerda, Rafaela Borge Loureiro, Jose Américo Carvalho, Geisa Fregona, Elias Santos Dias, Lorrayne Beliqui Cosme, Rodrigo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Lee Wood Riley, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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