Comparison of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test in Screening for Latent Tuberculous Infection Among Students from High-Burden Areas: A Prospective Head-to-Head Study in Qingdao, China
Using a 12 mm cutoff improves TST accuracy for students from high-burden areas. IGRA should be preferred for individuals with BCG vaccination history.
Authors
- Zhongdong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-9566)
- Yu Pang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-9807)
- Huaqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-3468)
- Xiaoqi Dai
- Xuekui Li
- Kun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-556X)
- Meng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2449-5904)
- Song Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7618-5692)
- Haiyan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-1570)
- Honghong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0476-6383)
Institutions
- Beijing Chest Hospital (CN)
- Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10110311
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00