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Single-step QuantiFERON screening of adult contacts: a prospective cohort study of tuberculosis risk.

Thorax - 1 Mar 2013

Haldar Pranabashis, Thuraisingam Helen, Patel Hemu, Pereira Nelun, Free Robert C, Entwisle James, Wiselka Martin, Hoskyns Edwyn Wren, Monk Philip, Barer Michael R, Woltmann Gerrit

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BACKGROUND: The efffectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) contact screening programmes using interferon γ release assays remains uncertain as prospective contact TB risk is not well characterised. OBJECTIVES: To quantify 2-year TB risk and evaluate screening performance with single-step QuantiFERON TB...

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PMID: 22956558
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200956

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