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QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for screening and monitoring latent tuberculosis infection in spondyloarthritis patients

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: The optimal frequency of rescreening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with inflammatory arthritis on biologic/targeted-synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/ts-DMARDs) is uncertain.
Zehra Ozsoy, Adem Ozdemir, Mustafa Ekici, Emre Bilgin, Asena Eken, Zeynep Saribas, Ahmet C Inkaya, Deniz Koksal, Burcin Sener, Ihsan Ertenli, Omer Karadag, Levent Kilic   +11 more
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Advances in serological and molecular methods for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis [PDF]

Introduction: tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious pathology of bacterial origin that is transmitted mainly by air. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and its main area of involvement is the lungs.
Alban-Balseca, Jessy Marianela, Galárraga-Pérez, Edison Arturo   +1 more
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Specific human gene expression in response to infection is an effective marker for diagnosis of latent and active tuberculosis [PDF]

Funding: This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund of the University of St Andrews, 204821/Z/16/Z and the Global St Andrews Doctoral Scholarship.
Msefula, Chisomo L., Musisi, Emmanuel, Nakiboneka, Ritah, Nevels, Michael, Nliwasa, Marriott, Nyirenda, Tonney, Sabiiti, Wilber, Sloan, Derek, Walbaum, Natasha   +8 more
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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB compared to QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports
Accurate tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis remains challenging, especially in resource-limited settings. This study aims to assess the diagnostic performance of the QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) assay, with a specific focus on comparing its diagnostic ...
Shima Mahmoudi, Sadra Nourazar
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Standard E TB-Feron ELISA and Standard F TB-Feron FIA positivity rates and agreement with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus among TB high-risk population in Bandung, Indonesia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health problem. The determination of tuberculosis infection (TBI) using interferon-gamma release assay has now been used widely.
Dewi Kartika Turbawaty, Syifa Nur Maulida, Darin Rizka Anadhea, Mulyanusa Amarullah Ritonga, Basti Andriyoko, Rudi Wisaksana, Agnes Rengga Indrati, Nanny Natalia Mulyani Soetedjo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Raspati Cundarani Koesoemadinata, Bachti Alisjahbana, Ida Parwati   +11 more
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Vitamin D supplementation for tuberculosis prevention: A meta-analysis [PDF]

Vitamin D plays an important role in immune regulation, prompting interest in its potential for preventing tuberculosis. However, clinical findings regarding its protective effects against tuberculosis infection and disease remain inconsistent.
Lin, Tianyu, Liu, Sheng, Pan, Yanyu
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Intestinal Helminth Infections and Their Association with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Test Performance in an Endemic Setting, Northwest Ethiopia

Infection and Drug Resistance
Yohannes Zenebe,1– 3 Markos Abebe,3 Abaineh Munshea,2,4 Gizachew Yismaw,5 Meaza Zewde,3 Mekdelawit Alemayehu,3 Roland Lang,6 Meseret Habtamu3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir ...
Zenebe Y, Abebe M, Munshea A, Yismaw G, Zewde M, Alemayehu M, Lang R, Habtamu M   +7 more
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Prevalence, incidence and determinants of QuantiFERONTM positivity in South African schoolchildren

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: TB control requires the understanding and disruption of TB transmission. We describe prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with childhood TB infection in Cape Town, South Africa.
J. Stewart, N. Walker, K. Jennings, C. Delport, J Nuttall, A.K. Coussens, R Dyers, D.A. Jolliffe, J.C.Y. Tang, W.D. Fraser, R.J. Wilkinson, L.-G. Bekker, A.R. Martineau, K. Middelkoop   +13 more
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Prospective Exploratory Evaluation of Cepheid Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response Cartridge: A Focus on Adolescents and Young Adults. [PDF]

BACKGROUND: An accurate, rapid, non-sputum-based triage test for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) is needed. METHODS: A prospective evaluation of the Cepheid GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response cartridge (Xpert-MTB-HR), a prototype blood-based
Catanzaro, Antonino, Catanzaro, Donald, Colman, Rebecca, Gracia, Michael, Hillery, Naomi, Hussain, Alamdar, Majeed, Uzma, Masood, Faisal, Rodwell, Timothy, Seifert, Marva, Syed, Rehan, Tahseen, Sabira   +11 more
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Immunodiagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections [PDF]

, 2018
Uvod: Tuberkuloza je još uvijek jedan od vodećih javnozdravstvenih problema unatoč činjenici da danas imamo dobre metode prevencije, dijagnoze i liječenja kao i nacionalni program smjernica za suzbijanje TB-a. Liječenje i aktivno traženje osoba s LTBI-om
Zelić, Marija
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