Tuberculosis Screening by Tuberculosis Skin Test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Assay among an Immigrant Population with a High Prevalence of Tuberculosis and BCG Vaccination

John A. Painter; Edward A. Graviss; Hoang Hoa Hai; Duong Thi Cam Nhung; Tran Thi Thanh Nga; Ngan P. Ha; Kirsten Wall; Le Thien Huong Loan; Matt Parker; Lilia Manangan; Rick O’Brien; Susan A. Maloney; R. M. Hoekstra; Randall Reves

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082727

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Tuberculosis Screening by Tuberculosis Skin Test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Assay among an Immigrant Population with a High Prevalence of Tuberculosis and BCG Vaccination

John A. Painter ,

* E-mail: jpainter@cdc.gov

Affiliation National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Edward A. Graviss,

Affiliation Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Hoang Hoa Hai,

Affiliation Cho Ray Hospital, Visa Medical Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Duong Thi Cam Nhung,

Affiliation Cho Ray Hospital, Visa Medical Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Tran Thi Thanh Nga,

Affiliation Cho Ray Hospital, Visa Medical Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Ngan P. Ha,

Affiliation Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kirsten Wall,

Affiliation Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Le Thien Huong Loan,

Affiliation Cho Ray Hospital, Visa Medical Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Matt Parker,

Affiliation Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Lilia Manangan,

Affiliation National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Rick O’Brien,

Affiliation Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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Susan A. Maloney,

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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R. M. Hoekstra,

Affiliation Biostatistics and Information Management Office, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Randall Reves

Affiliation Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Tuberculosis Screening by Tuberculosis Skin Test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Assay among an Immigrant Population with a High Prevalence of Tuberculosis and BCG Vaccination

John A. Painter,
Edward A. Graviss,
Hoang Hoa Hai,
Duong Thi Cam Nhung,
Tran Thi Thanh Nga,
Ngan P. Ha,
Kirsten Wall,
Le Thien Huong Loan,
Matt Parker,
Lilia Manangan

Published: December 19, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082727

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