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Serial QuantiFERON testing and tuberculosis disease risk among young children: an observational cohort study
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BACKGROUND: The value of quantitative interferon-γ release assay results for predicting progression from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection to active disease is unknown. We aimed to investigate the relation between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) conversion interferon-γ values and risk of subsequent active tuberculosis disease and of QFT reversion.
METHODS: We analysed data from a reported vaccine efficacy trial of the tuberculosis vaccine MVA85A in South Africa. QFT negative, H...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30060-7
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- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Lancet Respiratory Medicine More from this journal
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 282-290
- Publication date:
- 2017-02-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-12-19
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2213-2619
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2213-2600
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English
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pubs:681918
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681918
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- 2017
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- This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30060-7
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