{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(3)"],"submitter":["Plascencia Hernandez A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent disease throughout the world. The extent of TB illness in childhood is not clear; recent data shows that 10-20% of the cases are found in children under 15 years old. In 2017, 1 million children developed the disease, of which 9% were co-infected with HIV.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study that analyzed 48 children diagnosed with HIV-infection in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) were performed and compared to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI).<h4>Results</h4>The average age was 9 years old (± 4), with an age range of 1-16 years; the 6-12-year-old group predominated with 50% of cases. 27 patients (56%) were male; 83% had received the BCG vaccination and 23% had a history "],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0264982"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8912134"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["A prevalence study in Guadalajara, Mexico, comparing tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube."],"pmcid":["PMC8912134"],"pubmed_authors":["Sandoval Diaz M","Gonzalez Sanchez RM","Hernandez Canaveral II","Gonzalez Diaz A","Gonzalez Ochoa E","Luevanos Velazquez A","Martinez Arce PA","de Armas Rodriguez Y","Perez Gomez HR","Plascencia Hernandez A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A prevalence study in Guadalajara, Mexico, comparing tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent disease throughout the world. The extent of TB illness in childhood is not clear; recent data shows that 10-20% of the cases are found in children under 15 years old. In 2017, 1 million children developed the disease, of which 9% were co-infected with HIV.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study that analyzed 48 children diagnosed with HIV-infection in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) were performed and compared to diagnose latent TB infection (LTBI).<h4>Results</h4>The average age was 9 years old (± 4), with an age range of 1-16 years; the 6-12-year-old group predominated with 50% of cases. 27 patients (56%) were male; 83% had received the BCG vaccination and 23% had a history ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2026-03-27T16:42:11.02Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:10:09.146Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8912134","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35271625"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0264982"]}}