Interferon Gamma Release Assays to Diagnose Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Pediatric Dialysis Patients

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Mar;4(1):84-6. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu113. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

Authors

Andrea T Cruz¹, Jessica J Geer², Gracious M Sarasak³, Sarah J Swartz²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases Section of Emergency Medicine.
² Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Dialysis Unit Section of Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
³ Section of Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 26407367
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piu113

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Interferon-gamma Release Tests / methods*
Kidney Diseases / epidemiology
Kidney Diseases / therapy
Latent Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Latent Tuberculosis / epidemiology
Renal Dialysis* / methods
Risk Factors
Skin Tests
Texas / epidemiology