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The diagnostic value of an interferon gamma release assay in new cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis and the factors influencing its negative results

Medicina Clínica Práctica, 2023
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the diagnostic value of an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) - QuantiFERON-TB GOLD in-tube (QFT-GIT) - to identify new cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Quzhou City, and to assess ...
Tao Lu, Ling Ye, Jianhua Lan, Shun Wang, Zhiyu Wu, Shugen Wu, Weili Lu, Chunxian Peng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and willingness-to-pay for integrated community-based tuberculosis testing [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Community-based screening for TB, combined with HIV and syphilis testing, faces a number of barriers. One significant barrier is the value that target communities place on such screening.
Ann Mosher, Carter Vickery, David P Holland, Debbie Turner, Emily Hecker, Gary M Cox, Jason E Stout, Marshall A Ahearn, Michela LM Blain, Neela D Goswami, Petra Rasmussen, Susanna Naggie, Yvonne Torres   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Predictors for false-negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay results in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Backgrounds Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a heterogeneous disease, and diagnosis is sometimes difficult. We investigated the diagnostic performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay (QFT-GIT) according to sites of EPTB and predictors for false ...
Youn Jeong Kim, Ji Young Kang, Sang Il Kim, Mee Soo Chang, Yang Ree Kim, Yeon Joon Park   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utility of QuantiFERON tuberculosis gold-in-tube test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection among close household contacts of confirmed tuberculosis patients in Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017
Objective/Background: Introduction of the interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays with their higher sensitivity and specificity over the traditional tuberculin skin test has improved testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
Gloria Ivy Mensah, Sandra Akoley Sowah, Nana Yaw Asare Yeboah, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Dolly Jackson-Sillah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

UEG Week 2023 Poster Presentations

, 2023
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 11, Issue S8, Page 535-1498, October 2023.
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison between Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube test and tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children: A cross-section study

Journal of Acute Disease, 2020
Objective: To compare Quanti-FERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT- GIT) test and tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in children.
Keyghobad Ghadiri, Alisha Akya, Maryam Janatolmakan, Mansour Rezaei, Seyed Amirabbas Sharif, Shahla Masoomshahi, Raha Khosravi, Roya chegenelorestani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of latent tuberculosis infection among migrant farmworkers along the US-Mexico border

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background Migrant farmworkers are among the highest-risk populations for latent TB infection (LTBI) in the United States with numerous barriers to healthcare access and increased vulnerability to infectious diseases.
E. Oren, M. H. Fiero, E. Barrett, B. Anderson, M. Nuῆez, F. Gonzalez-Salazar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis among diabetes patients in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), leading to an approximate three-fold higher risk of developing active TB.
Anne Chang, Chung-Ze Wu, Jiunn-Diann Lin, Chun-Nin Lee, Kun-Yuan Tsai, Pin-Hao Wu, An-Tsz Hsieh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

QuantiFERON conversion following tuberculin administration is common in HIV infection and relates to baseline response. [PDF]

, 2016
Background HIV-1 infection impairs tuberculosis (TB) specific immune responses affecting the diagnosis of latent TB. We aimed to (1) determine the proportion of HIV-1-infected adults with a negative QuantiFERON®-TB Gold in-tube (QFT-GIT) and Tuberculin ...
Esmail, Hanif, Goliath, Rene, Oni, Tolu, Thienemann, Friedrich, Wilkinson, Katalin A., Wilkinson, Robert J.   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Comparison of tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test in Bacillus Calmette–Guerin-vaccinated children

Lung India, 2020
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the concordance between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in children vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG).
Ira Shah, Jagdish Kathwate, Naman S Shetty   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source