Comparison of tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test in Bacillus Calmette–Guerin-vaccinated children

Comparison of tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test in Bacillus Calmette–Guerin-vaccinated children

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the concordance between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in children vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG). Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at a pediatric tertiary care center in 33 BCG-vaccin...

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Main Authors: Ira Shah, Jagdish Kathwate, Naman S Shetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
children
mantoux test
quantiferon
tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2020;volume=37;issue=1;spage=24;epage=29;aulast=Shah

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