@article {2978, title = {A comparative study of two different methods for the detection of latent tuberculosis in HIV-positive individuals in Chile.}, journal = {International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases}, volume = {12}, year = {2008}, month = {2008 Nov}, pages = {645-52}, abstract = {To compare the performance of two tests for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in the HIV-positive population in Chile, in order to better identify the subjects who might benefit from TB chemoprophylaxis.}, keywords = {Adult, Aged, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Chile, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Interferon-gamma, Male, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, Reproducibility of Results, Tuberculin Test, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Young Adult}, issn = {1878-3511}, doi = {10.1086/528859}, author = {Balcells, Mar{\'\i}a Elvira and P{\'e}rez, Carlos M and Chanqueo, Leonardo and Lasso, Mart{\'\i}n and Villanueva, Marcela and Espinoza, M{\'o}nica and Villarroel, Luis and Garc{\'\i}a, Patricia} }