Utility of tuberculin skin test and IGRA for tuberculosis screening ininternationally adopted children: Retrospective analysis from a single center in florence, Italy
Most of internationally adopted children (IAC) come from countries in which tuberculosis (TB) is endemic. Interpretation of discordant Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and Quantiferon-Gold In Tube (QFT) results is under debate.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maria Vincenza Mastrolia, Sara Sollai, Camilla Totaro, Pasqua Putignano, Maurizio de Martino, Luisa Galli, Elena Chiappini Source Type: research