Evaluation of performance of quantiferon assay and tuberculin skin test in end stage renal disease patients receiving hemodialysis

Maden E., BEKCI T. T., KESLI R., Atalay H., Teke T., Solak Y., ...Daha Fazla

NEW MICROBIOLOGICA, cilt.34, sa.4, ss.351-356, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: NEW MICROBIOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.351-356
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: End stage renal disease (ESRD) cases are associated with increased risk of tuberculosis. There is no gold standard method for detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in ESRD. The aim of the present study was to analyze the performance of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold in tube (QFT-G) in cases receiving hemodialysis (HD).