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Interferon gamma release assay in the diagnosis of tuberculous mastitis [PDF]
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2015 Tuberculous mastitis is rare, especially in Western countries. We describe a case where the interferon gamma release assay blood test led to diagnosis and successful treatment of the disease.
H L, Robbins +3 more
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2022 The ichroma™ IGRA-TB (Boditech Med Inc., Chuncheon, Republic of Korea) is an automated fluorescent immunoassay-based point-of-care interferon-gamma release assay for detecting latent tuberculosis infection.
Oh Joo Kweon +4 more
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection using Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Test among Healthcare Workers [PDF]
Global Medical & Health Communication, 2023 Healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a significant demographic for screening latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) due to their potential exposure to infectious patients.
Rosamarlina Rosamarlina +8 more
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Diagnostic utility of interferon-gamma release assay in extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2015 Early diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EP-TB) is essential. However, diagnosis of EP-TB is difficult. We evaluated the diagnostic utility of an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) in diagnosing active EP-TB among suspected patients in Korea.
Jung Ar, Shin +4 more
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Serial Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) Testing to Monitor Treatment Responses in Cases of Feline Mycobacteriosis [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 The interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is used to diagnose cases of feline mycobacteriosis, but the use of serial testing to monitor treatment responses has not been evaluated in this species.
Jordan L. Mitchell +6 more
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Balkan Medical Journal, 2023 Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine induces both antibody and T-cell immune responses and has been proven to be effective in preventing coronavirus disease 2019, including its severe disease form, in healthy individuals. However, the details
Ersan Atahan +4 more
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A Case of Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Requiring Treatment Following a Positive Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Prior to Avelumab Administration. [PDF]
IJU Case RepIntroduction The association between the risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) reactivation and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) administration has been reported.
Odagiri Y +5 more
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BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2021 Tuberculosis (TB)-associated uveitis is a common cause of infectious uveitis in the developing world. Diagnosis of TB uveitis remains a challenge. The role of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) is uncertain.
M A Rehman Siddiqui +2 more
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Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Improves the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children [PDF]
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2009 Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been recently developed for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based IGRA for detecting TB in children.A prospective study in 336 children at risk for TB infection was carried out.
Bianchi L. +7 more
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Negative Effect of Smoking on the Performance of the QuantiFERON TB Gold in Tube Test. [PDF]
, 2012 False negative and indeterminate Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) results are a well documented problem. Cigarette smoking is known to increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and to impair Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) responses to antigenic challenge ...
Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria +13 more
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