Cited 23 times since 2007 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, Volume 14, Issue 4, 14 2 2007, Pages 477-480 Comparison of Mantoux and QuantiFERON TB Gold tests for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in Army personnel. Franken WP, Timmermans JF, Prins C, Slootman EJ, Dreverman J, Bruins H, van Dissel JT, Arend SM
The tuberculin skin test (TST) was compared with QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube (QFT-GIT) test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in non-Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated military personnel. Among subjects positive by TST, 44.4% of recruits were positive by QFT-GIT compared with 11.5% subjects tested after missions abroad, suggesting that most TST conversions in the latter group were caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria.
