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Comparison of IGRA tests and TST in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection and predicting tuberculosis in risk groups in Krakow, Poland.

Katarzyna KruczakMariusz DuplagaMarek SanakAdam CmielLucyna MastalerzKrzysztof SladekEwa Nizankowska-Mogilnicka
Published in: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases (2014)
The prevalence of positive QFT-GIT and TST was high in the study risk groups. The best predictor of active TB in the homeless and close contacts groups was a positive QFT-GIT together with a positive TST.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • mental health
  • adverse drug
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv infected
  • human immunodeficiency virus