Frequency of indeterminate results from an interferon-gamma release assay among HIV-infected individuals

Frequency of indeterminate results from an interferon-gamma release assay among HIV-infected individuals

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the frequency of and factors associated with indeterminate interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) results in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: We tested 81 PLWHA in the central-west region of Brazil, using the tuberculin skin test and an IGRA. Information...

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Main Authors: Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Anete Trajman, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Julio Croda, Maria da Gloria Bonecini-Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Testes de liberação de interferon-gama
Interferon gama
Tuberculose
HIV
Tuberculose latente
Teste tuberculínico
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