Comparison of tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in Tube (QFT) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a prospective community study of contacts of tuberculosis (TB)

J. M. García-Garcia, B. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, A. Fernandez-Quiroga, J. J. Palacios, H. Villar, J. M. Fernandez-Carreira, F. Alvarez-Navascues, M. Garcia-Clemente, A. Sanchez-Antuña, J. Allende, M. Martinez-Muñiz, Grupo de Estudio de Contactos de Tuberculosis de Aviles (Aviles, Oviedo, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?

Session: What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 5003

Disease area: Respiratory infections

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J. M. García-Garcia, B. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, A. Fernandez-Quiroga, J. J. Palacios, H. Villar, J. M. Fernandez-Carreira, F. Alvarez-Navascues, M. Garcia-Clemente, A. Sanchez-Antuña, J. Allende, M. Martinez-Muñiz, Grupo de Estudio de Contactos de Tuberculosis de Aviles (Aviles, Oviedo, Spain). Comparison of tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in Tube (QFT) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a prospective community study of contacts of tuberculosis (TB). Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5003

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