Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6241348 | Respiratory Medicine | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In a TB-prevalent country, both TST and QFT-GIT were limited in the diagnosis of recent LTBI in adult contacts probably due to the high background LTBI rate. However, QFT-GIT seems to be better than TST in differentiating LTBI status in contacts younger than 30 year old.
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Authors
Jung-Wan Yoo, Kyung-Wook Jo, Gu Young Park, Tae Sun Shim,