Higher Specificity of Tuberculin Skin Test Compared With QuantiFERON-TB Gold for Detection of Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Reply

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作者：
McMullen, Sharon E. [1 ]
Pegues, David A. [2 ]
Shofer, Frances S. [3 ]
Sheller, Alexandra C. [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Penn, Student Hlth Serv, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn Hlth Syst, Philadelphia, PA USA
[3] Univ Penn Hlth Syst, Dept Emergency Med, Philadelphia, PA USA
[4] Hlth Federat Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA USA
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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2014年 / 59卷 / 08期
关键词：
BLOOD-TEST; INFECTION; SCHOOL; CHILDREN; RISK;
D O I：
10.1093/cid/ciu519
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
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