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Diel R
Researcher at Hannover Medical School
Publications - 1
Citations - 73
Diel R is an academic researcher from Hannover Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculin & Latent tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 69 citations.
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Screening for latent tuberculosis infection: performance of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assays under real-life conditions
Stefan Kleinert,H-P Tony,Klaus Krueger,Detert J,Mielke F,Karin Rockwitz,R. Schwenke,Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester,Diel R,Martin Feuchtenberger,Christian Kneitz +10 more
TL;DR: In patient populations with low rates of TB incidence and BCG vaccination, the use of both TST and IGRA may maximise sensitivity in detecting LTBI but may also reduce specificity.