Programmatic impact of using QuantiFERON®-TB Gold in routine contact investigation activities

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1614-1619

  Grinsdale, Jennifer A ^a   Ho, C S ^a,b   Banouvong, H ^a   Kawamura, L M ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Latent tuberculosis infection; QuantiFERON TB Gold; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTIFERON TB GOLD TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 81455150150     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0102     Document Type: Article

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