@article{26248,
  keywords = {Tuberculosis, TB, leprosy, diagnosis},
  author = {Rendini T and Levis W},
  title = {Quantiferon-Gold TB Cannot Detect Latent TB in Patients with Leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>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.</p>
},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America},
  pages = {[Epub ahead of print]},
  publisher = {Oxford Journals },
  issn = {1537-6591},
  doi = {10.1093/cid/civ588},
  language = {eng},
}