Risk factors associated with positive quantiFERON-TB gold in-tube and tuberculin skin tests results in Zambia and South Africa

Risk factors associated with positive quantiFERON-TB gold in-tube and tuberculin skin tests results in Zambia and South Africa

The original publication is available at http:/www.plosone.org === Introduction: The utility of T-cell based interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection remains unclear in settings with a high burden of tuberculosis. Objectives: To determine risk factors associ...

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Main Authors: Shanaube, Kwame, Hargreaves, James, Fielding, Katherine, Schaap, Ab, Lawrence, Katherine-Anne, Hensen, Bernadette, Sismanidis, Charalambos, Menezes, Angela, Beyers, Nulda, Ayles, Helen, Godfrey-Faussett, Peter
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2011
Subjects:
South Africa > Medical policy
Zambia > Medical policy
QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) > Therapeutic use
Tuberculosis > Diagnosis > Zambia
Tuberculin skin test > Therapeutic use
Tuberculosis > Diagnosis > South Africa
Tuberculin skin tests > Risk factors
Tuberculous infections > Vaccination
Tuberculosis > Risk factors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11596

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