Open AccessIs the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT) better than the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in diagnosing active and latent tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated children?
Author(s) -
Leah Thomas,
J.S. Michael,
Valsan Philip Verghese,
Anila Chacko,
Vishali Jeyaseelan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.739
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , tuberculosis , quantiferon , latent tuberculosis , concordance , gold standard (test) , cohort , skin test , vaccination , tuberculosis diagnosis , immunology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pediatrics , pathology
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