Latent Tuberculosis Detection by Interferon γ Release Assay during Pregnancy Predicts Active Tuberculosis and Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1–Infected Women and Their Children
Author(s) -
Sasi Jonnalagadda,
Barbara Lohman Payne,
Elizabeth R. Brown,
Dalton Wamalwa,
Elizabeth Obimbo,
Maxwel Majiwa,
Carey Farquhar,
Phelgona Otieno,
Dorothy MboriNgacha,
Grace JohnStewart
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/657411
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pregnancy , active tuberculosis , immunology , medicine , latent tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , biology , pathology , genetics
We evaluated the prognostic usefulness of interferon γ release assays (IGRAs) for active tuberculosis and mortality in Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women and their infants.
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