Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay for the screening of tuberculosis in adolescents in close contact with tuberculosis TB patients.

Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay for the screening of tuberculosis in adolescents in close contact with tuberculosis TB patients.

<h4>Background</h4>The tuberculin skin test (TST) frequently yields false positive results among BCG-vaccinated persons thereby limiting its diagnostic value particularly in settings with high BCG vaccination rate. We determined the agreement between IGRA and TST using 2 cutoff values an...

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Main Authors: Seung-Eun Song, JiYeon Yang, Kil Soo Lee, Hyungjun Kim, Young Mi Kim, Seonghan Kim, Mi-Sun Park, Su Yeon Oh, Jin Bum Lee, EunPyo Lee, Sang-Hee Park, Hee-Jin Kim
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e6cb122278a4173b2a734857d27a3ef
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