Tuberculosis contact investigation with a new, specific blood test in a low-incidence population containing a high proportion of BCG-vaccinated persons

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>BCG-vaccination can confound tuberculin skin test (TST) reactions in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We compared the TST with a <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </i...

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Autors principals: Meywald-Walter K, Lange C, Nienhaus A, Diel R, Forßbohm M, Schaberg T
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: BMC 2006-05-01
Col·lecció:Respiratory Research
Accés en línia:http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/77