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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/14609| Title: | Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Diagnosis and Treatment | Authors: | Ilievska-Poposka, Biljana Metodieva, Marija Zakoska, Maja Vragoterova, Cveta Trajkov, Dejan |
Keywords: | interferon-gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection tuberculin skin test |
Issue Date: | 15-Apr-2018 | Publisher: | Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI | Journal: | Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences | Abstract: | Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens without evidence of clinically manifested active tuberculosis (TB). Diagnosis and treatment for LTBI are important for TB, especially in high-risk populations. Tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used to diagnose LTBI. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/14609 | ISSN: | 1857-9655 | DOI: | 10.3889/oamjms.2018.161 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine: Journal Articles |
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