Sensitivity of the quantiferon-gold in-tube assay in sputum smear positive TB cases in Indonesia.

BACKGROUND: As part of a formal evaluation of the Quantiferon-Gold in-tube assay (QFT-IT) for latent TB infection we compared its sensitivity to the tuberculin skin test (TST) in confirmed adult TB cases in Indonesia. Smear-positive TB disease was used as a proxy gold standard for latent TB infectio...

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Main Authors: Merrin Rutherford, Bachti Alisjahbana, Winni Maharani, Hedy Sampurno, Reinout van Crevel, Philip C Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2918501?pdf=render