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- Title
The value of QuantiFERON TB-Gold in the diagnosis of tuberculosis among dialysis patients.
- Authors
Inoue, Tsuyoshi; Nakamura, Taichi; Katsuma, Ai; Masumoto, Shoichi; Minami, Eri; Katagiri, Daisuke; Hoshino, Taro; Shibata, Maki; Tada, Manami; Hinoshita, Fumihiko
- Abstract
It is difficult to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in dialysis patients because of the high rate of extrapulmonary TB in these patients compared with the general population. Recently, a new diagnostic test called QuantiFERON (QFT) has been developed and shown promise as a diagnostic tool for active TB diseases and latent TB infection.
- Publication
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 7, p2252
- ISSN
1460-2385
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfp030