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Early diagnosis of subclinical multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Hansell DM, Roversi P, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 4;140(9):709-13.PMID: 15126254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T-cell-based diagnosis of neonatal multidrug-resistant latent tuberculosis infection.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Bergamini BM, Millington K, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Pediatrics. 2007 Jan;119(1):e1-5.PMID: 17200234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T cell-based tracking of multidrug resistant tuberculosis infection after brief exposure.

Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Bergamini BM, Roversi P, Deeks J, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 1;170(3):288-95. Epub 2004 May 6.PMID: 15130907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Improved diagnostic evaluation of suspected tuberculosis.

Dosanjh DP, Hinks TS, Innes JA, Deeks JJ, Pasvol G, Hackforth S, Varia H, Millington KA, Gunatheesan R, Guyot-Revol V, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 4;148(5):325-36. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med.2008 Apr 15;148(8):635. PMID: 18316751 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for a rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis: a Tuberculosis Network European Trialsgroup study.

Jafari C, Thijsen S, Sotgiu G, Goletti D, Benítez JA, Losi M, Eberhardt R, Kirsten D, Kalsdorf B, Bossink A, Latorre I, Migliori GB, Strassburg A, Winteroll S, Greinert U, Richeldi L, Ernst M, Lange C; Tuberculosis Network European Trialsgroup.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct 1;180(7):666-73. Epub 2009 Jul 9.PMID: 19590020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative T cell assay reflects infectious load of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an endemic case contact model.

Hill PC, Fox A, Jeffries DJ, Jackson-Sillah D, Lugos MD, Owiafe PK, Donkor SA, Hammond AS, Corrah T, Adegbola RA, McAdam KP, Brookes RH.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Jan 15;40(2):273-8. Epub 2004 Dec 20.PMID: 15655747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary TB by BAL enzyme-linked immunospot assay in an immunocompromised host.

Strassburg A, Jafari C, Ernst M, Lotz W, Lange C.

Eur Respir J. 2008 May;31(5):1132-5.PMID: 18448508 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculosis contact.

Bakir M, Millington KA, Soysal A, Deeks JJ, Efee S, Aslan Y, Dosanjh DP, Lalvani A.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec 2;149(11):777-87. Epub 2008 Oct 20.PMID: 18936496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Comparison of interferon-gamma whole blood assay with tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in tuberculosis contacts]

Oztürk N, Sürücüoğlu S, Ozkütük N, Gazi H, Akçali S, Köroğlu G, Ciçek C.

Mikrobiyol Bul. 2007 Apr;41(2):193-202. Turkish. PMID: 17682705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Large-scale evaluation of enzyme-linked immunospot assay and skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection against a gradient of exposure in The Gambia.

Hill PC, Brookes RH, Fox A, Fielding K, Jeffries DJ, Jackson-Sillah D, Lugos MD, Owiafe PK, Donkor SA, Hammond AS, Otu JK, Corrah T, Adegbola RA, McAdam KP.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 1;38(7):966-73. Epub 2004 Mar 16.PMID: 15034828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis by bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot.

Jafari C, Ernst M, Kalsdorf B, Greinert U, Diel R, Kirsten D, Marienfeld K, Lalvani A, Lange C.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov 1;174(9):1048-54. Epub 2006 Jul 20.PMID: 16858013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Enzyme-linked immunospot and tuberculin skin testing to detect latent tuberculosis infection.

Shams H, Weis SE, Klucar P, Lalvani A, Moonan PK, Pogoda JM, Ewer K, Barnes PF.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Nov 1;172(9):1161-8. Epub 2005 Aug 4.PMID: 16081545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Application and problems of quantiFERON TB-2G for tuberculosis control programs--(2) clinical use of quantiFERON TB-2G]

Kawabe Y.

Kekkaku. 2007 Jan;82(1):61-6. Japanese. PMID: 17310783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longitudinal assessment of an ELISPOT test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Hill PC, Brookes RH, Fox A, Jackson-Sillah D, Jeffries DJ, Lugos MD, Donkor SA, Adetifa IM, de Jong BC, Aiken AM, Adegbola RA, McAdam KP.

PLoS Med. 2007 Jun;4(6):e192.PMID: 17564487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of enzyme-linked immunospot assay and tuberculin skin test in healthy children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Hill PC, Brookes RH, Adetifa IM, Fox A, Jackson-Sillah D, Lugos MD, Donkor SA, Marshall RJ, Howie SR, Corrah T, Jeffries DJ, Adegbola RA, McAdam KP.

Pediatrics. 2006 May;117(5):1542-8.PMID: 16651307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosis of tuberculosis in South African children with a T-cell-based assay: a prospective cohort study.

Liebeschuetz S, Bamber S, Ewer K, Deeks J, Pathan AA, Lalvani A.

Lancet. 2004 Dec 18-31;364(9452):2196-203.PMID: 15610806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved efficiency in detecting cellular immunity towards M. tuberculosis in patients receiving immunosuppressive drug therapy.

Sester U, Junker H, Hodapp T, Schütz A, Thiele B, Meyerhans A, Köhler H, Sester M.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Nov;21(11):3258-68. Epub 2006 Aug 25.PMID: 16935889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

T-SPOT.TB: an in vitro diagnostic assay measuring T-cell reaction to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens.

Wagstaff AJ, Zellweger JP.

Mol Diagn Ther. 2006;10(1):57-63; discussion 64-5.PMID: 16646578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Usefulness of enzyme-linked immunospot assay (Elispot) compared to tuberculin skin testing for latent tuberculosis screening in rheumatic patients scheduled for anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment.

Vassilopoulos D, Stamoulis N, Hadziyannis E, Archimandritis AJ.

J Rheumatol. 2008 Jul;35(7):1271-6. Epub 2008 Mar 15.PMID: 18381793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An in-house RD1-based enzyme-linked immunospot-gamma interferon assay instead of the tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Codecasa L, Mantegani P, Galli L, Lazzarin A, Scarpellini P, Fortis C.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun;44(6):1944-50.PMID: 16757583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article