AGREEMENT OF QUANTIFERON TEST AND TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST IN DIAGNOSING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION AMONG HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE IN KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA

Patience Oduor; Dickson Gethi; Lazarus Odeny; Janet Agaya; Steve Wandiga

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000260.125

AGREEMENT OF QUANTIFERON TEST AND TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST IN DIAGNOSING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION AMONG HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE IN KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA

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Author(s):

Patience Oduor ◽

Dickson Gethi ◽

Lazarus Odeny ◽

Janet Agaya ◽

Steve Wandiga

Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Infected People ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Real Life ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Autoimmune Disorders ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tube Test ◽

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

Inflammatory Arthritis ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tube Test

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Whole Blood ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Latent Tuberculosis ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tuberculosis Infection

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

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Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

Tube Test

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

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Case Control ◽

Tuberculosis Infection ◽

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Tuberculin Skin Test ◽

Skin Test ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

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Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽

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