Diagnosis for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: New Alternatives

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a subclinical mycobacterial infection defined on the basis of cellular immune response to mycobacterial antigens. The tuberculin skin test (TST) and the interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) are currently used to establish the diagnosis of LTB. However, neithe...

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Main Authors: Claudia Carranza, Sigifredo Pedraza-Sanchez, Eleane de Oyarzabal-Mendez, Martha Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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TST
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.02006/full