RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interferon-gamma-release assays: Better than tuberculin skin testing?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 606
OP 611
DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09112
VO 77
IS 9
A1 Miranda, Cyndee
A1 Tomford, J. Walton
A1 Gordon, Steven M.
YR 2010
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/9/606.abstract
AB Although the tuberculin skin test has long been the standard for detecting latent tuberculosis infection, it has many limitations. Interferon-gamma-release assays are gaining acceptance as an alternative. In this paper we present cases to illustrate how these new tests can be used and how to interpret the results.