Tuberculin Skin Testing versus Interferon-Gamma Release Assay among Users of a Public Health Unit in Northeast Portugal
The screening of groups with a high risk for developing tuberculosis (TB) is a priority in order to control this disease. Since there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of latent TB infection (LTBI), both the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) have been used...
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Main Authors: | Andrea Luísa Fernandes Afonso (Author), Bruno Miguel Morais Pires (Author), Cristina Martins Teixeira (Author), António José Nogueira (Author) |
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2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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