Effect of pregnancy and HIV infection on detection of latent TB infection by Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay among women living in a high TB and HIV burden setting

Abstract

This study demonstrated that both pregnancy and HIV infection profoundly affected the detection performance of TST and QFTGIT, which may be associated with immunosuppression of anti-mycobacterial immunity in women with pregnancy and/or HIV infection.