Open AccessPredictive value of the tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-tuberculosis Gold In-Tube test for development of active tuberculosis in hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Ekrem Cengiz Seyhan,
Gülşah Günlüoğlu,
Mehmet Zeki Günlüoğlu,
Seda Tural,
Sinem Nedime Sökücü
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.180023
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , receiver operating characteristic , active tuberculosis , gold standard (test) , gastroenterology , immunology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at increased risk of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) compared with the general population. QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) for LTBI detection is more promising than tuberculin skin test (TST) in HD patients.