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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
39-40
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
to analyse, in contacts exposed to smear+/culture + (S+/C+) or S-/C+ TB, most of whom are foreign-born: 1) correlation between T-SPOT.TB IFN-gamma release assay (Oxford Immunotec, UK), TST and exposure scores; 2) agreement between T-SPOT.TB and TST in Bacillus of Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated and non-vaccinated subjects, and 3) impact of results of T-SPOT.TB on diagnosis and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1424-7860
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
138
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
585-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Carrier State, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Contact Tracing, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Emigrants and Immigrants, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Switzerland, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Tuberculin Test, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:18853288-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Contribution of a IFN-gamma assay in contact tracing for tuberculosis in a low-incidence, high immigration area.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. Jean-Paul.Janssens@hcuge.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't