Considering the suboptimal sensitivity of the available tests, and according to data from a previous study showing a good association of both the QFT and TST with LTBI risk factors, our centre used a screening strategy based on the simultaneous performance of the QFT and TST, in addition to a chest radiograph (CXr)
Discordance between the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and Tuberculin Skin Test: Need for a further step? / Spinicci, Michele; Mencarini, Jessica; Goletti, Delia; Mantella, Antonia; Malva, Nunzia Della; Bartoloni, Alessandro; Bartalesi, Filippo. - In: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. - ISSN 0903-1936. - ELETTRONICO. - 46:(2015), pp. 1506-1509. [10.1183/13993003.00403-2015]
Discordance between the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and Tuberculin Skin Test: Need for a further step?
SPINICCI, MICHELE;MENCARINI, JESSICA;MANTELLA, ANTONIA;BARTOLONI, ALESSANDRO;BARTALESI, FILIPPO
2015
Abstract
Considering the suboptimal sensitivity of the available tests, and according to data from a previous study showing a good association of both the QFT and TST with LTBI risk factors, our centre used a screening strategy based on the simultaneous performance of the QFT and TST, in addition to a chest radiograph (CXr)
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