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Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012 Background. Cutaneous drug reactions are common but diagnostically challenging due to phenotypic heterogeneity and simultaneous exposure to multiple drugs. These limitations prompted the development of diagnostic tests. Aims.
Ilan Goldberg +4 more
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Role of QuantiFERON-TB gold, interferon gamma inducible protein-10 and tuberculin skin test in active tuberculosis diagnosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 The measurement of Interferon gamma or Interferon gamma inducible protein (IP)-10 in antigen stimulated blood samples is suggested as an alternative method for latent tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis.
Basirudeen Syed Ahamed Kabeer +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. From a population of cats that underwent IGRA testing for diagnostic investigation, individuals were identified with a pre- and end-of-treatment IGRA that ...
Jordan L. Mitchell +6 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Objective: Guidelines encourage evaluation of an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) in the local setting, particularly in low/ middle income, Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccinated populations where the assays have shown variable utility. The TSPOT.
Champa N Ratnatunga
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Heliyon, 2023 Objective: Evidence regarding the role of cellular immunity in protecting against COVID-19 is emerging. To better assess immune status, simple and robust assays measuring specific T-cell responses associated with humoral responses are needed. We aimed to
Imane Saad Albichr +11 more
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Tuberculosis screening among HIV-infected patients: tuberculin skin test vs. interferon-gamma release assay [PDF]
AIDS Care, 2017 National guidelines recommend screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in all HIV-infected patients. Thus, the objective of this study was to measure protocol adherence to national guidelines regarding LTBI screening for HIV-infected patients entering care at an urban primary care clinic specializing in HIV care, identify clinical and other ...
J. W. Adams +4 more
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Tuberculin skin test and interferon‐γ release assays: Can they agree?
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 Introduction The diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) relies largely on the tuberculin skin test (TST) or, more recently, on interferon‐gamma release assays (IGRA).
João Almeida Santos +2 more
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Tuberculosis control in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2018 The incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Republic of Korea are 77 and 5.2 per 100,000 people, respectively (2016), which are the highest among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ...
Kyung Sook Cho
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Intraocular Tuberculosis: A Challenging Case Mimicking Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021 An otherwise healthy 72-year-old Chinese patient diagnosed with exudative age-related macular degeneration and decreased vision in left eye was fully investigated.
Emanuela Interlandi +12 more
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Cytokines of Birds: Conserved Functions [PDF]
, 2001 Targeted disruptions of the mouse genes for cytokines, cytokine receptors, or components of cytokine signaling cascades convincingly revealed the important roles of these molecules in immunologic processes. Cytokines are used at present as drugs to fight
Göbel, Thomas W. F. +4 more
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