Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test with tuberculin skin test in children who had no contact with active tuberculosis case;Aktif tüberkülozlu birey ile temasi{dotless} olmayan çocuklarda QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test ile tüberkülin cilt testinin karşi{dotless}laşti{dotless}ri{dotless}lmasi{dotless} Giriş

Tuberkuloz ve Toraks

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-121

  Metin Timur, Özge ^a   Tanir, Gönül ^a   Öz, Fatma Nur ^a   Bayhan, Gülsüm Iclal ^b   Aydin Teke, Türkan ^b   Tuygun, Nilden ^b  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS MATERNITY AND CHILDREN S HEALTH AND DISEASES TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacille Calmette Guerin vaccine; Interferon ; Latent tuberculosis infection; QuantiFERON TB gold in tube test; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; GOLD; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTIFERON TB GOLD IN TUBE TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; ISONIAZID; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 84904461373     PISSN: 04941373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5578/tt.3552     Document Type: Article

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