What are the differences between the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test?

J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Sep;54(9):1177-8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318216d0cb.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / blood
  • Interferon-gamma / immunology
  • Interferon-gamma Release Tests / methods*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
  • Occupational Health
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberculin Test / methods

Substances

  • Interferon-gamma