Management of latent tuberculosis infection: An evidence-based approach

Lung India

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 205-207

  Pai, Madhukar ^a   Rodrigues, Camilla ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALGORITHM; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPHYLAXIS; RESEARCH; SKIN INDURATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84929300105     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.156210     Document Type: Editorial

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