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Comparison between the Interferon γ Release Assay—QuantiFERON Gold Plus (QFT-Plus)—and Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in the Detection of Tuberculosis Infection in Immunocompromised Children [PDF]

Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background. Immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of having latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) has been proven to perform effectively in LTBI detection among immunocompromised adults and can overcome the ...
Cory Primaturia, Lelani Reniarti, Heda M. N. Nataprawira   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

QFT-Plus: a plus in variability? – Evaluation of new generation IGRA in serial testing of students with a migration background in Germany [PDF]

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2017
Currently available Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) show a considerable variability in serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This study offers first results for the new generation IGRA QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) introduced in 2015 in comparison with its predecessor QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) from serial ...
A Schablon, A Nienhaus
exaly   +5 more sources

Comparison of QFT-Plus and QFT-GIT tests for diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection in immunocompetent Korean subjects. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis, 2019
QFT-Plus is a recently developed next-generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) test. Unlike the QFT-GIT test, it includes a TB2 antigen tube with peptides that may stimulate CD8+ T cells. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of QFT-Plus and compared it with that of QFT-GIT.QFT-Plus and QFT-GIT tests were performed in 33 patients with
Hong JY, Park SY, Kim A, Cho SN, Hur YG.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections in Immunocompromised Patients: a Real-World Study

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is an emerging QuantiFERON test after QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) for tuberculosis infection detection; it is an IFN-γ release assay.
Yuzhen Xu, Qingluan Yang, Jingyu Zhou, Feiran Zhou, Yufan Hezhang, Yan Gao, Lingyun Shao, Jichan Shi, Qiaoling Ruan, Wenhong Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

TB antigen-based skin tests and QFT-Plus for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection diagnosis in Brazilian healthcare workers: a cost-effectiveness analysis. [PDF]

Cad Saude Publica
This study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of three tuberculosis (TB) antigen-based skin tests (TBST) (Diaskintest, C-TST, and Cy-TB) and QFT-Plus for TB infection diagnosis compared to the current standard of care, PPD Rt-23 tuberculin skin test (TST), among healthcare workers in Brazil. A state-transition Markov model was employed, simulating
Souza FM, Steffen RE, Pinto MFT, Prado TND, Maciel ELN, Trajman A.   +5 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Comparing the diagnostic performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with QFT-GIT, T-SPOT.TB and TST: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is an important test that has emerged in recent years for detecting TB infection. We conducted a review to compare the sensitivity, specificity and positive rate of QFT-Plus with that of QuantiFERON-TB Gold ...
Yu Zhang, Guozhong Zhou, Wei Shi, Weili Shi, Meijun Hu, Defu Kong, Rong Long, Jian He, Nan Chen   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Successful transition to the QFT-PLUS assay, but more is needed for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection. [PDF]

Korean J Intern Med, 2020
Lee EH, Kang YA.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Comparison of QFT-IT and QFT-Plus for Detecting Latent Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Iranian Patients

Novelty in Biomedicine
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue, especially among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, where early detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is crucial.
Zahra Abtahian, Elaheh Eghbal, Payam Tabarsi, Farima Khalili, Mohammad Javad Nasiri   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A cost-effectiveness evaluation of methods for screening for TB infection in patients with diabetes mellitus [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Globally, 10.6 million TB cases occurred in 2021. Malaysia reported 25,000 TB cases in 2022, and also has a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), amplifying TB risks.
M.I. Mahmood, M. Ganason, Z.A. Aziz, S.H. Ramli, S.H.A. Halim   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Immune Sensitization to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among Young Children with and without Tuberculosis [PDF]

Pathogens
Identification of young children with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is critical to curb pediatric morbidity and mortality. The optimal test to identify young children with Mtb infection remains controversial.
Jesús Gutierrez, LaShaunda L. Malone, Mitchka Mohammadi, John Mukisa, Michael Atuhairwe, Simon Peter G. Mwesigwa, Salome Athieno, Sharon Buwule, Faith Ameda, Sophie Nalukwago, Ezekiel Mupere, Catherine M. Stein, Christina L. Lancioni   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources