Serial QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay and tuberculin skin test to diagnose latent tuberculosis in household Mexican contacts: conversion and reversion rates and associated factors using conventional and borderline zone definitions

Serial QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay and tuberculin skin test to diagnose latent tuberculosis in household Mexican contacts: conversion and reversion rates and associated factors using conventional and borderline zone definitions

A cohort of 123 adult contacts was followed for 18‐24 months (86 completed the follow-up) to compare conversion and reversion rates based on two serial measures of QuantiFERON (QFT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) (PPD from TUBERSOL, Aventis Pasteur, Canada) for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB) in...

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Main Authors: Joel Monárrez-Espino, José Antonio Enciso-Moreno, Lucie Laflamme, Carmen J Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
close contact
QuantiFERON
latent TB
Mexico
serial testing
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