Serial QuantiFERON testing and tuberculosis disease risk among young children: an observational cohort study

<p>BACKGROUND: The value of quantitative interferon-γ release assay results for predicting progression from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection to active disease is unknown. We aimed to investigate the relation between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) conversion interferon-γ values and risk...

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Autori principali: Andrews, J, Nemes, E, Tameris, M, Landry, B, Mahomed, H, McClain, J, Fletcher, H, Hanekom, W, Wood, R, McShane, H, Scriba, T, Hatherill, M
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2017