- ►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 4 - Related articles - All 7 versions
HT Walke, PM Simone, G Krause, P Aavitsland, … - Euro Surveill, 2009 - eurosurveillance.org Page 1. EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Volume 14, Issue
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- ►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
- ►annals.org [PDF] P Glasziou, L Irwig, JJ Deeks - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians The evaluation of claims that a new diagnostic test is better than the current
gold standard test is hindered by the lack of a perfect reference judge.
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BM Bergamini, M Losi, F Vaienti, R D'Amico, B … - Pediatrics, 2009 - Am Acad Pediatrics BACKGROUND. The accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection reduces the
risk of progression to severe disseminated disease. However, in young children,
a major limitation of the standard tuberculin skin test is that ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 3 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
SV Kik, WPJ Franken, M Mensen, FGJ … - European Respiratory Journal, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc Page 1. Predictive value for progression to tuberculosis by IGRA and TST
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- ►ersj.org.uk C Lange, M Pai, F Drobniewski, GB Migliori - European Respiratory Journal, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc Every time Mycobacterium tuberculosis is recovered from human specimens by
microbiological culture, the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) is definite
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- ►redetb.org [PDF] K Dheda, RZ Smit, M Badri, M Pai - Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review: The utility of T-cell interferon-γ (IFN-γ) responses to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigens [interferon-γ release assays
(IGRAs)] in high-burden settings remains unclear and there is growing ... Related articles - All 5 versions
