TB Skin Test Conversion Rates Reduced by Expanded TB Control Program
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children
Background: Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) play the most important role in the control of tuberculosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of LTBI among healthy tuberculosis unexposed children vaccinated with BCG using the tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and comparing the agreement between the two tests....
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OBJECTIVE To compare the sensitivity of tuberculin skin test (TST) and quantiFERON-TB gold test (QFT-G) in active pulmonary tuberculosis. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Pulmonology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, from July 2011 to January 2012. METHODOLOGY QuantiFERON-TB gold test (QFT-G) was evaluated and compared it with tuberculin skin ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700001399