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Proposal to Revise the Screening Test for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Close Contacts at Elementary Schools in Korea [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2019
The 2018 National Guideline for Tuberculosis Control, which was published by the Korea Centers for Diseases Prevention and Control (KCDC), mandates conducting an epidemiological survey among close contacts of active tuberculosis patients at public ...
Jong-Myon Bae
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Tuberculin skin test – Outdated or still useful for Latent TB infection screening?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objective: To make an informed viewpoint on the usefulness of Tuberculin Skin test (TST) compared to Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) for diagnosis of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) in different geographical settings.
Gina Gualano, Paola Mencarini, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Fabrizio Palmieri, Sayoki Mfinanga, Peter Mwaba, Jeremiah Chakaya, Alimuddin Zumla, Giuseppe Ippolito   +8 more
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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, Francesco Pellegrini, Carlos Pavesio, Marco De Luca, Rocco De Marco, Alessandro Papayannis, Erika Mandarà, Alessandra Cuna, Daniele Cirone, Cristina Ciabattoni, Tatiana Liberali, Antonio Zappacosta, Loredana Latanza   +12 more
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Hemodialysis acutely altered interferon-gamma release assay test result and immune cell profile

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2022
Patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) are at risk of TB development. IGRA-positive patients showed significant decrease in quantitative IGRA result with alterations in CD3+CD4+CD45RO+, NK cell, and monocyte subsets immediately upon HD procedure. Our result suggested that the timing of IGRA testing is crucial in end-stage renal disease population.
Denise Utami Putri, Chia-Ling Chen, Cheng-Hui Wang, Yuh-Mou Sue, Po-Chun Tseng, Chiou-Feng Lin, Ching-Wen Tsai, Yi-Jun Liu, Chih-Hsin Lee   +8 more
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Tuberculin Skin Tests versus Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Tuberculosis Screening among Immigrant Visa Applicants

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. Thiên, Hương Loan, W. Jones, W. Whitworth, J. Shah, J. Painter, G. Mazurek, S. Maloney   +19 more
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Comparing interferon-gamma release assays with tuberculin skin test for identifying latent tuberculosis infection that progresses to active tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
BackgroundTimely and accurate identification of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is important for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). There is no gold standard for diagnosis of LTBI.
P. Auguste, A. Tsertsvadze, J. Pink, R. Court, N. McCarthy, P. Sutcliffe, A. Clarke   +6 more
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Interferon-gamma-release assays: Better than tuberculin skin testing?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2010
Although the tuberculin skin test has long been the standard for detecting latent tuberculosis infection, it has many limitations. Interferon-gamma-release assays are gaining acceptance as an alternative. In this paper we present cases to illustrate how these new tests can be used and how to interpret the results.
Cyndee, Miranda, J Walton, Tomford, Steven M, Gordon   +2 more
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Interferon-gamma release assays for the tuberculosis serial testing of health care workers: a systematic review [PDF]

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2012
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are increasingly used in the tuberculosis (TB) screening of health care workers (HCWs). However, comparatively high rates of conversions and reversion as well as growing evidence of substantial within-subject variability of interferon-gamma responses complicate their interpretation in the serial testing of HCWs ...
Ringshausen Felix C, Schablon Anja, Nienhaus Albert   +2 more
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Risk Factors for Indeterminate Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Background: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are well-established immunodiagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in adults. In children these tests are associated with higher rates of false-negative and indeterminate results.
N. Meier, T. Volken, M. Geiger, U. Heininger, M. Tebruegge, N. Ritz   +5 more
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[Concordance of tuberculin tests and Interferon gamma release assays in the prison population].

Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciaria, 2011
To study the agreement of Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST) and Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) when screening tuberculosis infection amongst inmates recently admitted to prison.Prospective study conducted in a prison during the months of May and June 2009.
A, Marco Mouriño, A, Orcau Palau, R, Jané Galliga, M, Escribano Ibáñez, J A, Caylà Buqueras, N, Solé Zapata, L, del Baño Hollín, S, Quintero del Río, M D, Ferrer Escobar, J, Mangues Bafalluy, R A, Guerrero Moreno, V, Martín Sánchez   +11 more
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