Recent Progress in Diagnosis Methods for Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Its Clinical Applications

Recent Progress in Diagnosis Methods for Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Its Clinical Applications

Most people with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection can partly develop active tuberculosis (TB). Therefore, diagnosis of this condition bears significance in early TB prevention. To date, the main methods for diagnosis of latent TB infection (LTBI) include tuberculin skin test and interfero...

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Main Author: Zhou Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
Series:Infection International
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Latent infection
Tuberculin skin test
interferon-gamma release assays
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ii.2015.4.issue-3/ii-2017-0110/ii-2017-0110.xml?format=INT

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