Risk for Tuberculosis among Children

Risk for Tuberculosis among Children

Contacts of adults with tuberculosis (TB) are at risk for infection. Tests based on interferon-γ (IFN-γ) expression in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens may be more sensitive than the tuberculin skin test (TST). Risk for infection was assessed by using TST and an IFN-γ-based assay (Qua...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Nakaoka, Lovett Lawson, S. Bertel Squire, Brian Coulter, Pernille Ravn, Inger Brock, C. Anthony Hart, Luis E. Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
interferon-γ
children
Nigeria
latent infections
Quantiferon
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/9/05-1606_article

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