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Comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Auguste P, Tsertsvadze A, Pink J, Court R, McCarthy N, Sutcliffe P, Clarke A. Auguste P, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 9;17(1):200. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2301-4. BMC Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28274215 Free PMC article. Review.
BACKGROUND: Timely and accurate identification of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). ...This systematic review compared two types of IGRAs QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT …
BACKGROUND: Timely and accurate identification of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for controllin …
Tests for tuberculosis infection: landscape analysis.
Hamada Y, Cirillo DM, Matteelli A, Penn-Nicholson A, Rangaka MX, Ruhwald M. Hamada Y, et al. Eur Respir J. 2021 Nov 25;58(5):2100167. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00167-2021. Print 2021 Nov. Eur Respir J. 2021. PMID: 33875495 Free article. Review.
BACKGROUND: Only the tuberculin skin test (TST) and two interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and T-SPOT.TB, are currently endorsed by the World Health Organization as tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection. …
BACKGROUND: Only the tuberculin skin test (TST) and two interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube a …
T-SPOT.TB test and clinical risk scoring for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among Thai healthcare workers.
Aksornchindarat W, Yodpinij N, Phetsuksiri B, Srisungngam S, Rudeeaneksin J, Bunchoo S, Klayut W, Sangkitporn S, Khawcharoenporn T. Aksornchindarat W, et al. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Apr;54(2):305-311. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2019.04.013. Epub 2019 Jun 5. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021. PMID: 31221513 Free article.
BACKGROUND: Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important to identify healthcare workers (HCWs) benefiting from preventive therapy. ...METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs of a tertiary-care university hospital in Thailand. All …
BACKGROUND: Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important to identify healthcare workers (HCWs) benefiting f …
Comparing QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with Other Tests To Diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection.
Venkatappa TK, Punnoose R, Katz DJ, Higgins MP, Banaei N, Graviss EA, Belknap RW, Ho CS. Venkatappa TK, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Oct 23;57(11):e00985-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00985-19. Print 2019 Nov. J Clin Microbiol. 2019. PMID: 31462550 Free PMC article.
A clinical need exists for information about agreement between QFT-Plus and other tests. We conducted this study to assess agreement of test results for QFT-Plus with those of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT), T-SPOT.TB (T-SPOT), and the tuberc
A clinical need exists for information about agreement between QFT-Plus and other tests. We conducted this study to assess agreement of t
Comparing tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay (T-SPOT.TB) to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection in household contacts.
Lee HW, Lee YJ, Kim SJ, Park JS, Cho YJ, Yoon HI, Lee CT, Lee JH. Lee HW, et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2017 May;32(3):486-496. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.344. Epub 2017 Jan 24. Korean J Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28111432 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay are currently used as diagnostic tools to detect latent tuberculosis (TB) infection; however, there are inconsistencies about the degree of agreement between the tests. …
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay are currently used as diagnostic tools to d …
T-SPOT.TB assay usage in adults and children.
Soysal A, Bakir M. Soysal A, et al. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2011 Jul;11(6):643-60. doi: 10.1586/erm.11.46. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2011. PMID: 21745017 Review.
In this article, we review the clinical performance of one of the IGRAs, T-SPOT.TB assay, for the diagnosis of TB infection in adults and children. ...When compared with the TST, the T-SPOT.TB assay has better specificity in bacillus Calm …
In this article, we review the clinical performance of one of the IGRAs, T-SPOT.TB assay, for the diagnosis of TB infec …
TST, QuantiFERON-TB Gold test and T-SPOT.TB test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatic disease prior to anti-TNF therapy.
Sargın G, Şentürk T, Ceylan E, Telli M, Çildağ S, Doğan H. Sargın G, et al. Tuberk Toraks. 2018 Jun;66(2):136-143. doi: 10.5578/tt.66444. Tuberk Toraks. 2018. PMID: 30246657 Free article. English.
RESULT: The mean age of RA and AS patients were 50 13 (19-78 years). The prevalence of latent tuberculosis was 43.1% for TST, 39.4% for QuantiFERON-TB Gold test and 13.8% for T-SPOT.TB test, compared with the evaluation using the c …
RESULT: The mean age of RA and AS patients were 50 13 (19-78 years). The prevalence of latent tuberculosis was 43.1% for TST, …
Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Hemodialysis Patients: TST versus T-SPOT.TB.
Binay UD, Kara AV, Karakeçili F, Barkay O. Binay UD, et al. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jul 14;13(14):2369. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13142369. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023. PMID: 37510113 Free PMC article.
The T-SPOT.TB test is not affected by the BCG vaccine and immunosuppression. Therefore, using the T-SPOT.TB test would be a more appropriate and practical approach in the diagnosis of latent TB in HD patients....
The T-SPOT.TB test is not affected by the BCG vaccine and immunosuppression. Therefore, using the T-SP
Tuberculin skin testing and T-SPOT.TB in internationally adopted children.
Spicer KB, Turner J, Wang SH, Koranyi K, Powell DA. Spicer KB, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jun;34(6):599-603. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000680. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015. PMID: 25973937
Children were adopted from 14 countries, mostly (72.5%) from China, Russia and Ethiopia. Correspondence between tuberculin skin test (TST) and the T-SPOT.TB assay was evaluated. Factors associated with positive results on the TST and T- …
Children were adopted from 14 countries, mostly (72.5%) from China, Russia and Ethiopia. Correspondence between tuberculin skin te
Discordance in latent tuberculosis (TB) test results in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Southern J, Sridhar S, Tsou CY, Hopkins S, Collier S, Nikolayevskyy V, Lozewicz S, Lalvani A, Abubakar I, Lipman M. Southern J, et al. Public Health. 2019 Jan;166:34-39. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.023. Epub 2018 Nov 12. Public Health. 2019. PMID: 30439554 Free article.
STUDY DESIGN: Close contacts of people with sputum smear-positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of infection, particularly immunosuppressed individuals. ...METHODS: Patients were informed and invited for screening 8-10 weeks postexposure. They either u …
STUDY DESIGN: Close contacts of people with sputum smear-positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of infection, pa …
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