Serial testing of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with diabetes mellitus using interferon-gamma release assay, tuberculin skin test, and creation tuberculin skin test

Serial testing of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with diabetes mellitus using interferon-gamma release assay, tuberculin skin test, and creation tuberculin skin test

BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have an increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) due to impaired immunity. The performance of currently available immune response-based assays for identification of TB infection had been rarely evaluated...

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Main Authors: Yijun He, Xuefang Cao, Tonglei Guo, Yongpeng He, Ying Du, Haoran Zhang, Boxuan Feng, Jiang Du, Bin Zhang, Kun Wang, Jiaoxia Yan, Dakuan Wang, Zisen Liu, Shouguo Pan, Henan Xin, Lei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis infection
diabetes mellitus
interferon-gamma release assay
tuberculin skin test
creation tuberculin skin test
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1025550/full

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