Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold test compared to tuberculin skin test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection in HIV- positive individuals in Iran

Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold test compared to tuberculin skin test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection in HIV- positive individuals in Iran

<b>Background: </b> There is limited data about the performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in our region. We intended to determine the performance of QFT-G compared to conventional tuberculin skin test (TST) in detecting LTBI in...

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Main Authors: Mardani Masoud, Tabarsi Payam, Mohammadtaheri Zohre, Chitsaz Ehsan, Farokhzad Banafsheh, Hadavand Fatemeh, Gachkar Latif, Nemati Kambiz, Masjedi Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Iran
smoking
tobacco
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2010;volume=5;issue=1;spage=43;epage=46;aulast=Mardani

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2010;volume=5;issue=1;spage=43;epage=46;aulast=Mardani

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