Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among pediatric household contacts of Iranian tuberculosis cases using tuberculin skin test, IFN- γ release assay and IFN-γ-induced protein-10

• Main Authors: Roxana Mansour Ghanaie (Author), Abdollah Karimi (Author), Leila Azimi (Author), Seddon James (Author), Mahshid Nasehi (Author), Abolfazl Panahi Mishkar (Author), Mahnaz Sheikhi (Author), Fatemeh Fallah (Author), Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei (Author), Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although the World Health Organization has recommended the diagnosis and prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) in child household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases, the national programs in high-burden TB regions rarely implement adequate screening of th...