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Is it time to replace the tuberculin skin test with a blood test?

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    • Authors

    LoBue PA, Castro KG

    Institution

    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mail Stop E-10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. plobue@cdc.gov

    Source

    JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 308:3 2012 Jul 18 pg 241-2

    MeSH

    Antigens, Bacterial
    Bacteriological Techniques
    Biological Assay
    Disease Progression
    False Negative Reactions
    False Positive Reactions
    Humans
    Interferon-gamma
    Latent Tuberculosis
    Leukocytes, Mononuclear
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Predictive Value of Tests
    Sensitivity and Specificity
    Tuberculin Test

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22797639