title: What are the differences between the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test?
authors.affiliation: US HealthWorks Medical Group Hillcrest facility, San Diego, CA, USA. minh.nguyen@ushworks.com
authors.forename: Minh Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green-McKenzie
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D016272:Occupational Health; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma