- ►annals.org [PDF] M Pai, A Zwerling, D Menzies - Annals of internal medicine, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Interferon- –release assays (IGRAs) are alternatives to the
tuberculin skin test (TST). A recent meta-analysis showed that IGRAs have high
specificity, even among populations that have received bacille Calmette– ... Cited by 125 - Related articles - All 9 versions
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Background: Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay is an increasingly ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 8 versions
- ►nih.gov A Lalvani, KA Millington - Autoimmunity Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier T-cell interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are more specific and probably
more sensitive than the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - All 6 versions
D Goletti, C Stefania, O Butera, M Amicosante, … - PLoS One, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov 425 individuals from 6 different European centres were prospectively enrolled.
We found that sensitivity of the novel test, TST, QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube
and T-SPOT.TB was respectively 73.1%, 85.3%, 78.1%, and 85.2%; specificity ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - All 5 versions
C Stephan, T Wolf, U Goetsch, O Bellinger, G … - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com Objective: To evaluate the interferon-γ-releasing assays
QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (TB) Gold and T-SPOT.TB in addition to tuberculin skin
test (TST) for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in HIV patients. Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►ersj.org.uk U Mack, GB Migliori, M Sester, HL Rieder, S … - European Respiratory Journal, 2009 - ersj.org.uk Tuberculosis control relies on the identification and preventive treatment of
individuals who are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However,
direct identification of latent tuberculosis infection is not possible. The ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 7 versions
- ►ersj.org.uk B Kampmann, E Whittaker, A Williams, S … - European Respiratory Journal, 2009 - ersj.org.uk Data are lacking on the performance of interferon- release assays (IGRAs) in
children. Although IGRAs are recommended for screening for latent tuberculosis
infection (LTBI), many clinicians wish to employ them as a diagnostic test ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 7 versions
A Lalvani, KA Millington - European Respiratory Journal, 2008 - ersj.org.uk Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) is
scientifically challenging because of the low burden of dormant tubercle
bacilli, which are not directly detectable or quantifiable. However, the ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 5 versions
CE Hooper, YC Lee, NA Maskell - Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com Recent findings: The specificity of IGRAs for diagnosis of active TB disease is
limited by an inability to distinguish latent disease. The test's sensitivity
when applied to the blood of patients with active TB is diminished by ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 2 versions
MG Aabye, P Ravn, G PrayGod, K Jeremiah, A … - PLoS ONE, 2009 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov 161 patients with sputum culture confirmed PTB were subjected to HIV- and QFT-IT
testing and measurement of CD4 cell count. The QFT-IT was positive in 74%
(119/161; 95% CI: 67–81%). Sensitivity was higher in HIV-negative (75/93) ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 8 versions
