ACUTE LEUKEMIA AND LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN ITALY: QUANTIFERON-TB TEST SCREENING IN A LOW TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE COUNTRY

ACUTE LEUKEMIA AND LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN ITALY: QUANTIFERON-TB TEST SCREENING IN A LOW TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE COUNTRY

Background and objectives Identification of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a critical step of tuberculosis surveillance, especially in low incidence countries, and is limited to situations with a higher probability of developing active disease, e.g., patients with hematological malignan...

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Main Authors: Andrea Nunzi, Luigi Della Valle, Elisa Linnea Lindfors Rossi, Giorgia Ranucci, Flavia Mallegni, Federico Moretti, Elisa Meddi, Luca Guarnera, Ilaria Tiravanti, Kristian Taka, Elisa Buzzatti, Fabiana Esposito, Roberto Secchi, Francesca Di Giuliano, Flavia Chirico, Raffaele Palmieri, Luca Maurillo, Francesco Buccisano, Carmelo Gurnari, Giovangiacinto Paterno, Adriano Venditti, Maria Ilaria Del Principe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acute Leukemia
tubercolosis
latent tuberculosis infection
prophylaxis
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/mjhid/article/view/5662
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