Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-G) test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in dialysis patients

• Main Authors: Hamdan Al Jahdali (Author), Anwar E. Ahmed (Author), Hanan H. Balkhy (Author), Salim Baharoon (Author), Fayez F. Al Hejaili (Author), Ali Hajeer (Author), Ziad Memish (Author), Salih Binsalih (Author), Abdullah A. Al Sayyari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Dialysis patients are more likely than the general population to develop active tuberculosis (TB). In these patients, the availability of a highly sensitive and specific test to diagnose latent TB will ensure earlier treatment and decreased progression to active disease. In the current stud...