The complexity of diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in older adults in long-term care facilities
Objectives: In the USA, tuberculosis disease rates are highest in older adults. Diagnostic testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has not been evaluated carefully in this group. The aim of this study was to define the relationship between tuberculin skin test (TST) results, T-SPOT.TB resul...
Main Authors: | Natasha S. Hochberg, Sergey Rekhtman, Julianne Burns, Lisa Ganley-Leal, Sina Helbig, Nathaniel S. Watts, Gary H. Brandeis, Jerrold J. Ellner, C. Robert Horsburgh Jr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216000084 |
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