Comparison of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon Gamma Release Assay for the Screening of Tuberculosis in Adolescents in Close Contact with Tuberculosis TB Patients

Seung-Eun Song; JiYeon Yang; Kil Soo Lee; Hyungjun Kim; Young Mi Kim; Seonghan Kim; Mi-Sun Park; Su Yeon Oh; Jin Bum Lee; EunPyo Lee; Sang-Hee Park; Hee-Jin Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100267

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Comparison of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon Gamma Release Assay for the Screening of Tuberculosis in Adolescents in Close Contact with Tuberculosis TB Patients

Seung-Eun Song,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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JiYeon Yang,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Kil Soo Lee,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Hyungjun Kim,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Young Mi Kim,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Seonghan Kim,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Mi-Sun Park,

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Su Yeon Oh,

Affiliation The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Jin Bum Lee,

Affiliation The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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EunPyo Lee,

Affiliation The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Sang-Hee Park ,

* E-mail: park3hee@korea.kr (SHP); hachingbird@gmail.com (HJK)

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis and Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Hee-Jin Kim

* E-mail: park3hee@korea.kr (SHP); hachingbird@gmail.com (HJK)

Affiliation The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Republic of Korea
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Comparison of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon Gamma Release Assay for the Screening of Tuberculosis in Adolescents in Close Contact with Tuberculosis TB Patients

Seung-Eun Song,
JiYeon Yang,
Kil Soo Lee,
Hyungjun Kim,
Young Mi Kim,
Seonghan Kim,
Mi-Sun Park,
Su Yeon Oh,
Jin Bum Lee,
EunPyo Lee

Published: July 14, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100267

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