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Tuberculin Skin Tests versus Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Tuberculosis Screening among Immigrant Visa Applicants [PDF]

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2014
Objective. Use of tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) as part of tuberculosis (TB) screening among immigrants from high TB-burden countries has not been fully evaluated. Methods.
Stella O. Chuke, Nguyễn Thị, Ngoc Yen, K. Laserson, N. H. Phuoc, N. A. Trinh, Dương Thị, Cẩm Nhung, Võ Thị, Chi Mai, An Dang Qui, H. Hai, L. Thien, Huong Loan, W. Jones, W. Whitworth, J. Shah, J. Painter, G. Mazurek, S. Maloney   +19 more
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Performance of tuberculin skin test measured against interferon gamma release assay as reference standard in children [PDF]

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2014
Objectives. International guidelines differ in the threshold of tuberculin skin test (TST) induration regarded as indicating Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis infection.
Eisenhut, Michael, Fidler, Katy
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Interferon-gamma release assay has poor diagnostic accuracy in differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease in tuberculosis endemic areas [PDF]

Intestinal Research, 2023
Background/Aims Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) frequently present with a diagnostic dilemma because of similar presentation.
Karan Sachdeva, Peeyush Kumar, Bhaskar Kante, Sudheer K. Vuyyuru, Srikant Mohta, Mukesh K. Ranjan, Mukesh K. Singh, Mahak Verma, Govind Makharia, Saurabh Kedia, Vineet Ahuja   +10 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Tuberculous Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Background In this study, we evaluated and compared the accuracy of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) interferon release tests [interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs)] in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) by a meta-analysis of the relevant
An Wen, Er-Ling Leng, Shi-min Liu, Yong-liang Zhou, W. Cao, D. Yao, F. Hu   +6 more
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Comparison of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Screening of Latent Tuberculosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: Indian Scenario

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2021
Background In a country like India, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is very high, the role of screening tools for detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) like TST and IGRA is still unclear, especially in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ...
A. Mantri, Priti Meena, A. Puri, Ajay Kumar, S. Sachdeva, S. Srivastava, K. Arivarasan, Shivakumar Varakanahali   +7 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis in polish healthcare workers: the comparison of tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) performance

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology, 2021
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Health care workers (HCW) are at particular risk of the disease due to their constant exposure to TB patients or their specimens, nevertheless no specific ...
M. Szturmowicz, B. Broniarek-Samson, U. Demkow   +2 more
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Latent tuberculosis infection prevalence in second generation immigrants from high to low TB burden countries

Pulmonology, 2023
Background Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis in a country with a low tuberculosis burden is complicated. Since the prevalence of LTBI in second generation immigrants has not been well recognized, we conducted a cross-sectional study which ...
D. Shlomi, I. Galor, A. More, B. Oberman, L. Fireman   +4 more
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Interferon gamma release assay tests are associated with persistence and completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in the United States: Evidence from commercial insurance data

PLoS ONE, 2020
Background Risk-targeted testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a critical component of the United States’ (US) tuberculosis (TB) elimination strategy, but relatively low treatment completion rates remain a challenge.
E. Stockbridge, A. Loethen, E. Annan, T. Miller   +3 more
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Testing for Tuberculosis: The Roles of Tuberculin Skin Tests and Interferon Gamma Release Assays [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 2011
The identification of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in any individual or population has proven to carry significant importance not only for that person’s health, but also for the control and eventual elimination of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States.
A. Regatieri, Y. Abdelwahed, M. Pérez, L. Bush   +3 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Interferon-gamma release assay as a diagnostic test for tuberculosis-associated uveitis [PDF]

Eye, 2012
To study the use of interferon-gamma release assay (IFN-γ) (IGRAs) as a diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB)-associated uveitis (TAU).Prospective cohort study.Consecutive new patients (n=162) with clinical ocular signs suggestive of TAU, seen >1 year period at a single tertiary center.All subjects underwent investigations to rule out underlying ...
Ang, M, Wong, W, Ngan, C C L, Chee, S-P
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