Comparing tuberculin skin test and interferon γ release assay (T-SPOT.TB) to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection in household contacts.
Conclusions: The present study suggested it was not possible for TST and T-SPOT.TB to replace each other because of considerable discrepancy between the two tests in household contacts in a country with intermediate TB prevalence.
PMID: 28111432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lee HW, Lee YJ, Kim SJ, Park JS, Cho YJ, Yoon HI, Lee CT, Lee JH Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research
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