Comparison of quantiferon-tb gold with tuberculin skin test for detection of latent tuberculosis infection before kidney transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2899-2902

  Kim, J S ^a   Cho, J H ^a   Park, G Y ^a   Kang, Y J ^a   Kwon, O ^a   Choi, J Y ^a   Park, S H ^a   Kim, Y L ^a   Kim, H K ^a   Huh, S ^a   Kim, C D ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 84886245371     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.08.059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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