A comparison between interferon gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test in the contact tracing of patients with chronic kidney disease

D. W. Connell; A. Singanayagam; R. Charif; P. M. George; P. L. Molyneaux; C. McCrudden; M. Magtoto; E. Harden; S. L. Seneviratne; N. D. Duncan; O. M. Kon

doi:10.1136/thx.2010.149088

A comparison between interferon gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test in the contact tracing of patients with chronic kidney disease

D. W. Connell (Lead / Corresponding author), A. Singanayagam, R. Charif, P. M. George, P. L. Molyneaux, C. McCrudden, M. Magtoto, E. Harden, S. L. Seneviratne, N. D. Duncan, O. M. Kon

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	729-730
Number of pages	2
Journal	Thorax
Volume	66
Issue number	8
Early online date	14 Oct 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.149088
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Contact Tracing/methods
Cross Infection/diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
Latent Tuberculosis/diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications
Tuberculin Test

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Connell, D. W., Singanayagam, A., Charif, R., George, P. M., Molyneaux, P. L., McCrudden, C., Magtoto, M., Harden, E., Seneviratne, S. L., Duncan, N. D., & Kon, O. M. (2011). A comparison between interferon gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test in the contact tracing of patients with chronic kidney disease. Thorax, 66(8), 729-730. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.149088

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