Comparison study of QuantiFERON test with tuberculin skin testing to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection among nurses working in teaching hospitals of Ahvaz, Iran
Background: Prompt diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) are needed to control TB. The aim of the study was to compare the performance of Quanti FERON-TB test (QFT) with conventional TST for the diagnosis of LTBI. Methods: In this analytical - comparison study, we enro...
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Main Authors: | Seyed-Mohammad Alavi (Author), shokrollah salmanzadeh (Author), Hajar Abbasifar (Author) |
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Babol University of Medical Sciences,
2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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