Chair(s): Giovanni Sotgiu, Onno Akkerman, Delia Goletti
Session type: Symposium
Francesca Saluzzo
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Raffaela Scognamiglio
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Cecile Magis-escurra
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IGRAs or tuberculosis skin test? How do they compare for identification of individuals at risk of developing tuberculosis?
Francesca Saluzzo
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Effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive therapy by age and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status
Ibrahim Abubakar
Helen Mcshane
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Session aims
to present the latest evidence on the use of immunodiagnostic methods (interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and tuberculin skin test) and preventive therapies for best clinical practice to prevent tuberculosis in adults.