Title |
Agreement between QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube and the tuberculin skin test and predictors of positive test results in Warao Amerindian pediatric tuberculosis contacts
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-14-383 |
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Authors |
Lilly M Verhagen, Mailis Maes, Julian A Villalba, Adriana d’Alessandro, Lazaro Perez Rodriguez, Mercedes F España, Peter WM Hermans, Jacobus H de Waard |
Abstract |
Interferon-gamma release assays have emerged as a more specific alternative to the tuberculin skin test (TST) for detection of tuberculosis (TB) infection, especially in Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated people. We determined the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by TST and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and assessed agreement between the two test methods and factors associated with positivity in either test in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela. Furthermore, progression to active TB disease was evaluated for up to 12 months. |
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