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Quantiferon-Gold TB Cannot Detect Latent TB in Patients with Leprosy.

Rendini T, Levis W. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Oxford Journals . 2015;
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Five of 10 paucibacillary leprosy patients were Quantiferon Gold positive with negative chest x-rays. Forty multibacillary leprosy patients were Quantiferon Gold(Q-G) negative. Reports have shown 100% cross reactivity of ESAT6 and CFP10 between M. leprae and M. tb. The Q-G gold test cannot detect latent TB in patients with leprosy.

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Rendini T
Levis W

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