Comparison of the 2-step tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-Tube test in the screening of latent tuberculosis infection in cancer patients
Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) may improve the diagnostic accuracy for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold-in-Tube (QFT-GIT), with the tuberculin skin test (TST) (one and two step TST) in detection of LTBI in immuno...
Main Authors: | Hala A. Mohammad, Mona A. Esmail, Mohammad T. Abdelftah, Wael Soliman, Abdelfatah mohammad, Emad esmail |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381520129X |
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