Guidelines for the use of interferon-γ release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 303.e1-303.e13

  Santin, Miguel ^a,b   García García, José María ^c   Domínguez, José ^d,e,f   Rigau, David ^g   Altet, Neus ^h   Anibarro, Luis ⁱ   Casas, Irma ^d,e   Díez, Nuria ^j   García Gasalla, Mercedes ^k   Martínez Lacasa, Xavier ^l   Penas, Antón ^m   Pérez Escolano, Elvira ⁿ   Sánchez, Francisca ^o  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SAN AGUSTÍN   (Spain)

^d Hospital Gremans Trias i Pujol   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^g BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^h Unidad de Tratamiento Directamente Observado Serveis Clinics   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL MONTECELO   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LUCUS AUGUSTI   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DE JEREZ   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Guideline; Interferon gamma release assays; Latent tuberculosis infection; Prevention; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHILD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPAIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84963894202     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.11.022     Document Type: Article

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