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Risk of developing tuberculosis after brief exposure in Norwegian children: results of a contact investigation
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Mantoux testing may cause positive interferon gamma release assay resultsShow More
The authors of a publication of a contact investigation described two children they labelled as having latent Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis infection: One 9-year old child had initially a negative interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) result when the initial Mantoux test was found to be positive with 8 mm. Three months later another IGRA was performed and found to be positive. The second patient was found to have a posi...
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