Concordance of the tuberculin skin test and T-SPOT® .TB test results in kidney transplant candidates

Concordance of the tuberculin skin test and T-SPOT® .TB test results in kidney transplant candidates

Background: Detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in transplant candidates is very important. The tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are standard immunologic tools for LTBI detection. The aim of this study was to compare the TST results and T-SPOT® .TB...

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Main Authors: Roya Sherkat, Majid Yaran, Parisa Shoaie, Mojgan Mortazavi, Shahrzad Shahidi, Hossein Hamidi, Shiva Seirafian, Shahram Taheri, Ziba Farajzadegan, Soodabeh Rostami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Kidney transplant
latent tuberculosis
T-SPOT® .TB test
tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=13;spage=26;epage=29;aulast=Sherkat

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