A field trial evaluating the Quantiferon Gold tuberculosis tube test in an endemic population.

Am J Infect Control

Department of Quality Management, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, 310 Sunnyview Lane, Kalispell, MT 59901, USA.

Published: February 2011

The Quantiferon Gold tuberculosis tube test is a sensitive and specific way to diagnosis latent and active tuberculosis. The test is easy to administer and potentially can be used under field conditions and in a remote analytical laboratory. We screened an endemic population under field conditions and transferred our specimens via express mail to a distant site for analysis.

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