Comparison of interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in psoriasis patients planned for systemic therapy

• Main Authors: Shekhar Neema (Author), Sunmeet Sandhu (Author), Sweta Mukherjee (Author), Deepak Vashisht (Author), Senkadir Vendhan (Author), Anwita Sinha (Author), Biju Vasudevan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a common yet difficult problem to diagnose in tuberculosis endemic countries. Both tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) are used for the diagnosis of LTBI. Aims: The aim of the study is to compare TST and IGRA in pat...