Tuberculin skin test and/or interferon gamma release assay: is it still time to debate?

Infez Med. 2017 Mar 1;25(1):80-81.

Authors

Alessandro Sanduzzi¹, Ilaria Marchetiello², Marialuisa Bocchino¹, Giovanni Boccia³, Francesco De Caro³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II", Medical School, Naples, Italy.
² Section of Respiratory Disease, ASL NA1, Naples, Italy.
³ Institute of Hygiene, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

PMID: 28353462

Abstract

Not available.

MeSH terms

Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Interferon-gamma Release Tests / methods*
Latent Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Latent Tuberculosis / microbiology*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculin Test / methods*