| Title |
A Three-Way Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB in Children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0002624 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tom G. Connell, Nicole Ritz, Georgia A. Paxton, Jim P. Buttery, Nigel Curtis, Sarath C. Ranganathan |
| Abstract |
There are limited data comparing the performance of the two commercially available interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children. We compared QuantiFERON-TB gold In Tube (QFT-IT), T-SPOT.TB and the tuberculin skin test (TST) in children at risk for latent TB infection or TB disease. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 119 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 33 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 13% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 21% |
| Unknown | 15 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 55% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Unknown | 24 | 19% |