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Commercial Interferon Gamma Release Assays Compared to the Tuberculin Skin Test for Diagnosis of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosisInfection in Childhood Contacts in the Gambia
- Source :
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; May 2010, Vol. 29 Issue: 5 p439-443, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We compared the performance of tuberculin skin test (TST), Quantiferon-TB Gold in-tube (QFT-GIT), and T-SPOT.TBin diagnosing latent tuberculosis (LTBI) among childhood TB contacts in a TB endemic setting with high BCG coverage. We evaluated the performance of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) and TST when combined in an algorithm.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08913668 and 15320987
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs48946975
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3181cb45da