Comparison of Quantiferon-TB Gold and TST tests in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV infected patients in Hamadan, west of Iran

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases the susceptibility of patients for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and reactivtion tuberculosis. This study aimed to compare the Quantiferon-TB gold-in tube test (QFT) with tuberculin skin test (TST) in the diagnosis of LTBI...

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Main Authors: Fariba Keramat, Benyamin Bagheri Delavar, Alireza Zamani, Jalal Poorolajal, Elham Lajevardi, Ali Saadatmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12139
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