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

• Главные авторы: Roxana Mansour Ghanaie (Автор), Abdollah Karimi (Автор), Leila Azimi (Автор), Seddon James (Автор), Mahshid Nasehi (Автор), Abolfazl Panahi Mishkar (Автор), Mahnaz Sheikhi (Автор), Fatemeh Fallah (Автор), Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei (Автор), Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...