Performance of QuantiFERON TB Gold test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection in brain-dead organ donors in Iran: A brief report

Performance of QuantiFERON TB Gold test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection in brain-dead organ donors in Iran: A brief report

With regard to the significant morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis in lung transplant recipients, the identification of brain-dead organ donors with latent tuberculosis by use of the QuantiFERON TB Gold (QFT-G) test may be of help to reduce the risk of TB reactivation and mortality in lung r...

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Main Authors: Payam Tabarsi, Amir Yousefzadeh, Katayoun Najafizadeh, Atousa Droudinia, Rouzbeh Bayati, Majid Marjani, Shadi Shafaghi, Banafsheh Farokhzad, Pedram Javanmard, Ali Akbar Velayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=6;spage=1240;epage=1243;aulast=Tabarsi

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http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=6;spage=1240;epage=1243;aulast=Tabarsi

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