Latent TB infection diagnosis in population exposed to TB subjects in close and poor ventilated high TB endemic zone in India.

The present study was designed to investigate the utility of Quantiferon TB gold (QFT-G) and Tuberculin skin test (TST) for diagnosis of latent TB infection (LTBI) in high crowding TB endemic zone of Nagpur, India and their comparison with associated risk factors.Out of 342 eligible participants, QF...

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Main Authors: Rajpal S Kashyap, Amit R Nayak, Hari M Gaherwar, Aliabbas A Husain, Seema D Shekhawat, Ruchika K Jain, Milind S Panchbhai, Dhananjay V Raje, Hemant J Purohit, Girdhar M Taori, Hatim F Daginawala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948673?pdf=render