A toolbox for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis: an Indian multicentric study (2006-2008). Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube for TB diagnosis.

A toolbox for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis: an Indian multicentric study (2006-2008). Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube for TB diagnosis.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this multicentric prospective study in India was to assess the performance of the QuantiFERON TB-Gold in tube (QFT-GIT), Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and microbiological results as additional tools for diagnosing active tuberculosis (TB) and latent infection (LTBI) according to...

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Main Authors: Philippe H Lagrange, Satheesh K Thangaraj, Rajeshwar Dayal, Alaka Deshpande, Nirmal K Ganguly, Enrico Girardi, Beenu Joshi, Kiran Katoch, Vishwa M Katoch, Manoj Kumar, Vemu Lakshmi, Marc Leportier, Christophe Longuet, Subbalaxmi V S Malladi, Deepali Mukerjee, Deepthi Nair, Alamelu Raja, Balambal Raman, Camilla Rodrigues, Pratibha Sharma, Amit Singh, Sarman Singh, Archana Sodha, Basirudeen Syed Ahamed Kabeer, Guy Vernet, Delia Goletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3765270?pdf=render

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