Comparison of mantoux and QuantiFERON TB gold tests for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in army personnel

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-480

  Franken, Willeke P J ^a   Timmermans, Joost F ^b   Prins, Corine ^a   Slootman, Evert Jan H J ^b   Dreverman, Johan ^b   Bruins, Hans ^b   Van Dissel, Jaap T ^a   Arend, Sandra M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Coordinating Center Expert Military Health Care of the Royal Dutch Armed Forces ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34248333435     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00463-06     Document Type: Article

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