Positivity of interferon-gamma release assay among foreign-born individuals, Tokyo, Japan, 2015–2017

Positivity of interferon-gamma release assay among foreign-born individuals, Tokyo, Japan, 2015–2017

Background: The aim of this study is to analyze interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) data of foreign-born individuals in Japan derived from tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations. Methods: A contact with a TB patient was considered to have occurred when an individual had contact with a TB patient...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Miyake, Masayuki Endo, Keiko Ikedo, Aya Kayebeta, Ikumi Takahashi, Masaki Ota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
contact investigation
epidemiology
interferon-gamma release assay
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=53;epage=57;aulast=Miyake

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