| Literature DB >> 29462104 |
Lisa M Cranmer1, Heather R Draper2, Anna M Mandalakas3, Soyeon Kim4, George McSherry5, Emma Krezinski2, Joan Coetzee2, Charles Mitchell6, Sharon Nachman7, Mercia van der Linde2, Mark F Cotton8, Anneke C Hesseling2.
Abstract
Young HIV-exposed children are at high risk for TB infection. We performed QuantiFERON-TB Gold among HIV-exposed children in South Africa at enrolment and 1-year follow-up. The incidence of TB infection was high for HIV+ (11 cases per 100 child-years) and HIV-exposed uninfected children (15 cases per 100 child-years). QuantiFERON-TB Gold may identify HIV-exposed children at risk for TB disease progression.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29462104 PMCID: PMC6095832 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001946
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129