Rheumatology
Poor agreement between QuantiFERON-TB
Gold test and tuberculin skin test results for the
diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in
rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls
Joo-Hyun Lee, Hae Sook Sohn, Jin Ho Chun, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Chang Hee Suh, Yun Woo Lee, Bo Young Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(1):76-84. Published online January 2, 2014
Background/Aims: We investigated the agreement between the QuantiFERON-
TB Gold (QFT‑Gold) test and the tuberculin skin test (TST) in the diagnosis
of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared
with healthy controls, in Korea.
Methods: We recruited 64 pa..
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