A healthy patient with positive mantoux test but negative quantiferon Gold assay and no evidence of risk factors - to treat or not to treat?

Montane Jaime, Lazara Karelia; Akpaka, Patrick E; Vuma, Sehlule; Justiz-Vaillant, Angel A

Montane Jaime, Lazara Karelia; Akpaka, Patrick E; Vuma, Sehlule; Justiz-Vaillant, Angel A.

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Montane Jaime LK; Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Akpaka PE; Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Vuma S; Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Justiz-Vaillant AA; Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.

IDCases ; 18: e00658, 2019.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31720225

Palavras-chave

Bacillus calmette-guerin; Gold; Isoniazid; Mantoux test; Purified protein derivative; Quantiferon; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: IDCases Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article

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