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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

Usefulness of whole-blood interferon-gamma assay and interferon-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot assay in the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Kang YA, Lee HW, Hwang SS, Um SW, Han SK, Shim YS, Yim JJ.

Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3):959-65. Epub 2007 May 15.PMID: 17505029 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnostic usefulness of a T-cell-based assay for extrapulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients.

Kim SH, Song KH, Choi SJ, Kim HB, Kim NJ, Oh MD, Choe KW.

Am J Med. 2009 Feb;122(2):189-95.PMID: 19185094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Utility of interferon-gamma ELISPOT assay responses in highly tuberculosis-exposed patients with advanced HIV infection in South Africa.

Lawn SD, Bangani N, Vogt M, Bekker LG, Badri M, Ntobongwana M, Dockrell HM, Wilkinson RJ, Wood R.

BMC Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 28;7:99.PMID: 17725839 [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

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

Interferon-gamma release assays for diagnosing mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in renal dialysis patients.

Winthrop KL, Nyendak M, Calvet H, Oh P, Lo M, Swarbrick G, Johnson C, Lewinsohn DA, Lewinsohn DM, Mazurek GH.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;3(5):1357-63. Epub 2008 Jun 11.PMID: 18550653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnostic usefulness of a T-cell based assay for extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Kim SH, Choi SJ, Kim HB, Kim NJ, Oh MD, Choe KW.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Nov 12;167(20):2255-9.PMID: 17998500 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical, immunological, and epidemiological importance of antituberculosis T cell responses in HIV-infected Africans.

Rangaka MX, Diwakar L, Seldon R, van Cutsem G, Meintjes GA, Morroni C, Mouton P, Shey MS, Maartens G, Wilkinson KA, Wilkinson RJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 15;44(12):1639-46. Epub 2007 May 10.PMID: 17516410 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Evolution of IGRA researches]

Ariga H, Harada N.

Kekkaku. 2008 Sep;83(9):641-52. Review. Japanese. PMID: 18979999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

[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

Meta-analysis: new tests for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: areas of uncertainty and recommendations for research.

Menzies D, Pai M, Comstock G.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Mar 6;146(5):340-54. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2007 May 1;146(9):688. PMID: 17339619 [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.

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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

Tuberculosis antigen-specific immune responses can be detected using enzyme-linked immunospot technology in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 patients with advanced disease.

Clark SA, Martin SL, Pozniak A, Steel A, Ward B, Dunning J, Henderson DC, Nelson M, Gazzard B, Kelleher P.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Nov;150(2):238-44. Epub 2007 Aug 2.PMID: 17672869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

Comparison of a new ESAT-6/CFP-10 peptide-based gamma interferon assay and a tuberculin skin test for tuberculosis screening in a moderate-risk population.

Porsa E, Cheng L, Seale MM, Delclos GL, Ma X, Reich R, Musser JM, Graviss EA.

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2006 Jan;13(1):53-8.PMID: 16426000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in patients in end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis: Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB GOLD, ELISPOT, and tuberculin skin test.

Lee SS, Chou KJ, Su IJ, Chen YS, Fang HC, Huang TS, Tsai HC, Wann SR, Lin HH, Liu YC.

Infection. 2009 Apr;37(2):96-102. Epub 2008 Dec 10.PMID: 19139810 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles