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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| Language: | English |
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2015-09-01
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| Series: | Infection International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ii.2015.4.issue-3/ii-2017-0110/ii-2017-0110.xml?format=INT |