Poor agreement between QuantiFERON-TB Gold test and tuberculin skin test results for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls |
Lee, Joo-Hyun
(Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital)
Sohn, Hae Sook (Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine) Chun, Jin Ho (Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Hyoun-Ah (Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine) Suh, Chang Hee (Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine) Lee, Yun Woo (Withus Medical Clinic) Yoon, Bo Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital) |
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