Good Agreement between an Interferon Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Tests in Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among HIV-Infected Patients in Indonesia | Zendy

Reviono Reviono | Zendy; Leli Saptawati | Zendy; Dhani Redhono Harioputro | Zendy; Betty Suryawati | Zendy

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Good Agreement between an Interferon Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Tests in Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among HIV-Infected Patients in Indonesia

Author(s) -

Reviono Reviono,

Leli Saptawati,

Dhani Redhono Harioputro,

Betty Suryawati

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of korean medical science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743

H-Index - 66

eISSN - 1598-6357

pISSN - 1011-8934

DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e259

Subject(s) - latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , tuberculin , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , immunology , sputum , tuberculosis diagnosis , interferon gamma , immune system , pathology

There was good agreement between the TST and T-SPOT.TB results of latent tuberculosis infection in participants. TST is the preferred test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected patients, especially in resource-limited settings, because it is simple and cost-effective. However, T-SPOT.TB may be useful to rule out latent tuberculosis infection in patients with severe immunodeficiency.

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