Diagnostic performance of a novel ESAT6-CFP10 skin test for tuberculosis infection in school tuberculosis outbreak in China

• Main Authors: Peng Lu (Author), Jingjing Xu (Author), Rong Wang (Author), Xiaona Gong (Author), Qiao Liu (Author), Xiaoyan Ding (Author), Wei Lu (Author), Limei Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe ESAT6-CFP10 (EC) skin test is recommended by the World Health Organization for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, it is still unknown how the EC skin test performs in students during a school tuberculosis outbreak.MethodsWe conducted an epidemiological investigation to asse...