Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using the QuantiFERON-TB GOLD assay in patients with comorbid conditions in a tertiary care endemic setting

Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using the QuantiFERON-TB GOLD assay in patients with comorbid conditions in a tertiary care endemic setting

Abstract Introduction There were 10 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017. To eliminate TB, it is necessary to diagnose active TB and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Diagnosis of paucibacillary disease and in extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) remains challenging; low mycobacterial load can be...

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Main Authors: Kiran Iqbal Masood, Bushra Jamil, Alnoor Akber, Maheen Hassan, Muniba Islam, Zahra Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
QuantiFERON-TB GOLD
Co-morbids
Interferon gamma release assay
Pulmonary TB
Extra-pulmonary TB
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-020-0102-z

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