Discordance Between Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon-γ Release Assay in Children Younger Than 5 Years Who Have Been Vaccinated With Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Abstract
Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) offer the possibility of improved detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).To analyze discordant tuberculin skin testing (TST) and IGRA results in ethnic Croatian children as old as 5 years for whom there is documented exposure to an adult with active tuberculosis (TB) and who have been vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.In specimens from our cohort individuals, we tested the performances of the...
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Discordance Between Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon-γ Release Assay in Children Younger Than 5 Years Who Have Been Vaccinated With Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
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Aug 1, 2015
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