Detection of latent tuberculosis by the tuberculin skin test and a whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay, and the development of active tuberculosis in HIV-seropositive persons
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 01/09/2011
Santin M et al. – This study evaluated the QuantiFERON–TB Gold In–Tube (QFT–GIT; Cellestis, Carnegie, Australia) test and the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in HIV–infected adults. One hundred thirty–five HIV–seropositive persons and 135 controls underwent TST and QFT–GIT. HIV–infected patients who gave a positive result on either test were offered chemoprophylaxis.
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