Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold and the tuberculin skin test for the detection of previous tuberculosis infection evaluated by chest CT findings in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients

J Infect Chemother. 2011 Dec;17(6):849-50. doi: 10.1007/s10156-011-0293-3. Epub 2011 Sep 1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / microbiology*
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / analysis*
  • Male
  • Tuberculin Test / methods*
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Interferon-gamma