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Poor Agreement Between Tests for Latent TB in HIV Infection
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The long-standard tuberculin skin test and two different interferon-gamma release assays show poor concordance in diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection in individuals co-infected with HIV, according to a cross-sectional study published online on February 10 by BMC Infectious Diseases. The study is the largest so far to examine these three tests in HIV-seropositive individuals, the investigators point out. Reuters Health Information
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