Comparison of Mantoux and QuantiFERON TB Gold tests for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in Army personnel.
The tuberculin skin test (TST) was compared with QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube (QFT-GIT) test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in non-Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated military personnel. Among subjects positive by TST, 44.4% of recruits were positive by QFT-GIT compared with 11.5% subjects tested after missions abroad, suggesting that most TST conversions in the latter group were caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Franken
Willeke P J
WP
Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Timmermans
Joost F
JF
Prins
Corine
C
Slootman
Evert-Jan H J
EJ
Dreverman
Johan
J
Bruins
Hans
H
van Dissel
Jaap T
JT
Arend
Sandra M
SM
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic