Interferon-gamma release assay versus tuberculin skin test for latent tuberculosis infection among HIV patients in Brazil
Setting: Patients HIV+ attending in a reference clinic, Southern Brazil. Objective: To compare the interferon-gamma-release assay (IGRA – QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-Tube) with the tuberculin skin test (TST – PPD-Rt 23) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with HIV. Design: Cohort study....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015002123 |