Relating tuberculosis (TB) contact characteristics to QuantiFERON-TB-Gold and tuberculin skin test results in the toronto pediatric TB clinic

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 96-103

  Rose, Winsley ^a   Read, Stanley E ^b   Bitnun, Ari ^b   Rea, Elizabeth ^c,d   Stephens, Derek ^e   Pongsamart, Wanatpreeya ^f   Kitai, Ian ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Contact; IGRA; QuantiFERON; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMIZED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84983554155     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piu024     Document Type: Article

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