A prospective large-scale study of methods for the detection of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in refugee children

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 442-448

  Lucas, Michaela ^a   Nicol, Pam ^b   McKinnon, Elizabeth ^c   Whidborne, Rebecca ^a   Lucas, Andrew ^c   Thambiran, Aesen ^d   Burgner, David ^e   Waring, Justin ^d   French, Martyn ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d North Metropolitan Area Health Service   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMINTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE ASSAY; REFUGEE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T SPOT TB ASSAY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77951990998     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.127555     Document Type: Article

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