Performance of QuantiFERON-TB-Gold in Tube Assay (QFG-IT) Versus Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in Diagnosing Active and Latent TB Infection in a Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC)

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2011 ◽  
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Maha Ghanem ◽  
Hebat Allah Rashed ◽  
Hala Imam
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Latent Tb ◽  
Latent Tb Infection

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Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0199360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran ◽  
Vidya Mave ◽  
Kannan Thiruvengadam ◽  
Nikhil Gupte ◽  
Shri Vijay Bala Yogendra Shivakumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Pulmonary Tb ◽  
Household Contacts ◽  
Latent Tb ◽  
Latent Tb Infection

scholarly journals Tuberculin skin test – Outdated or still useful for Latent TB infection screening?

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Vol 80 ◽  
pp. S20-S22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Gualano ◽  
Paola Mencarini ◽  
Francesco Nicola Lauria ◽  
Fabrizio Palmieri ◽  
Sayoki Mfinanga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Latent Tb ◽  
Latent Tb Infection

scholarly journals Effect of Isoniazid Therapy for Latent TB Infection on QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Responses in Adults With Positive Tuberculin Skin Test Results in a High TB Incidence Area

CHEST Journal ◽  
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Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 612-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Johnson ◽  
Hendrik Geldenhuys ◽  
Bonnie A. Thiel ◽  
Asma Toefy ◽  
Sara Suliman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Positive Tuberculin Skin Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Latent Tb ◽  
Latent Tb Infection
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