ATS 2011 - QuantiFERON in HIV patients

Improvement In Latent Tuberculosis Testing Of HIV Patients After Switching From The Tuberculin Skin Test To Quantiferon-TB Gold-In-Tube

Adherence to the recommended LTBI screening practices in HIV patients greatly improved following our change from the TST to IGRA blood test. This improvement in LTBI screening using a blood test should be considered when implementing a LTBI screening strategy in a busy urban HIV clinic.

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