title: Comparison of Mantoux and QuantiFERON TB Gold tests for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in Army personnel.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willeke P J
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Franken
authors.forename: Joost F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Timmermans
authors.forename: Corine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prins
authors.forename: Evert-Jan H J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Slootman
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dreverman
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bruins
authors.forename: Jaap T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van Dissel
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Arend
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic