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Comparison of TST and IGRA in Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High TB-Burden Setting.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2017

Sharma Surendra K, Vashishtha Richa, Chauhan L S, Sreenivas V, Seth Divya

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BACKGROUND: There are currently two tests for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI); TST and IGRA. However, it is still unclear that which one of these tests performs better in high TB-burden settings. METHODS: 1511 household contacts of pulmonary TB patients were enrolled to compare the performance of TST and IGRA for LTBI. At baseline all participant underwent testing for IGRA [QuantiFERON-TB® Gold...

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PMID: 28060926
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169539
PMCID: PMC5218498

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