A QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT) for the screening of latent tuberculosis in recent immigrants to Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-376

  Saracino, Annalisa ^a   Scotto, Caetano ^a   Fornabaio, Chiara ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^b   Faleo, Giuseppina ^a   Cibelli, Donatella ^a   Tartaglia, Alessandra ^a   Di Tullio, Rocco ^a   Fazio, Vincenzina ^c   Prato, Rosa ^b   Monno, Laura ^d   Angararto, Gioacchino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Section of Hygiene   (Italy)

^c Clinical Chemistry Laboratory   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Latent tuberculosis; QuantiFERON TB Gold In Tube; TB screening

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; ITALY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349114118     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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