Open AccessComparison of interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in psoriasis patients planned for systemic therapy
Author(s) -
Shekhar Neema,
Sunmeet Sandhu,
Satyam Mukherjee,
Deepak Vashisht,
Senkadir Vendhan,
Anwita Sinha,
Biju Vasudevan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_681_21
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , latent tuberculosis , tuberculosis , psoriasis , interferon gamma release assay , concordance , history of tuberculosis , vaccination , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis diagnosis , immunology , dermatology , pathology
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a common yet difficult problem to diagnose in tuberculosis endemic countries. Both tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) are used for the diagnosis of LTBI.