Role of the QuantiFERON-TB gold in tube in ruling out tuberculosis in end stage renal disease patients receiving hemodialysis

Background: It is difficult to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in dialysis patients because of the high rate of extrapulmonary TB in these patients compared with the general population. Recently, a new diagnostic test called QuantiFERON(QFT) has been developed and shown promise as a diagnostic tool for a...

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Main Authors: Khaled H. Mohamed, Manal M. Hashem, Samar M. Sharaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000088