Interferon-γ release assay as a sensitive diagnostic tool of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with HIV: a cross-sectional study.

Giselle Burlamaqui KlautauNadijane Valéria Ferreira da MotaMauro José Costa SallesMarcelo Nascimento BurattiniDenise Silva Rodrigues

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)

Compared to TST, IGRA positivity is consistent with the risk of TB infection and seems to be a better diagnostic tool for LTBI in HIV-infected patients.

Keyphrases

hiv infected patients
antiretroviral therapy
hiv aids
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
high throughput
physical activity
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
dendritic cells
risk factors
adverse drug
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