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Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients, Healthcare Workers, and Tuberculosis Patients Using QuantiFERON-tuberculosis Gold Plus and Tuberculin Skin Test in a Tertiary Care Hospital Setting Bhubaneswar, Odisha – A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients have an increased risk of latent TB infection (LTBI). Currently, it is diagnosed using one of the two methods: Tuberculin skin test (TST) or QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus.
B. Barik, Chinmay Divyadarshi Kar, Shritam Das, T. Hussain, Sasmita Nayak, Arun K Sahu, Sooman Sundaray, Sanghamitra Pati   +7 more
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Concordance and Interferon-gamma Response Variability between TB1 and TB2 in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Assay: Insights Across Clinical Subgroups.

International Journal of Mycobacteriology
BACKGROUND The QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) assay, widely used for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening, includes two antigen tubes: TB1, which stimulates T-helper cells expressing CD4 (CD4⁺ T cells), and TB2, which additionally ...
Zied Gaifer, Sarah A. Alharbi, Lina Alharbi, H. K. Jafar, Montaha W. Demyati, Basmah H. Aljehani, Amer M Alshengeti   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characterization of the CD4 and CD8 T-cell response in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus kit

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016
Objective/background: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) is an interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay designed to detect latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Although QFT-GIT has several advantages (mainly that it is not affected
Elisa Petruccioli, Teresa Chiacchio, Ilaria Pepponi, Valentina Vanini, Rocco Urso, Gilda Cuzzi, Lucia Barcellini, Fabrizio Palmieri, Daniela M Cirillo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Delia Goletti   +10 more
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Evaluation of concordance of new QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus platforms for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection diagnosis in a prospective cohort of household contacts

Microbiology spectrum
Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays play a pivotal role in tuberculosis infection (TBI) diagnosis, with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus—an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)—among the most widely utilized.
Cinthya Ruiz-Tagle, Patricia García, Mariluz Hernández, M. Balcells   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Result Features in the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Thai Healthcare Workers Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus

Cureus
Introduction Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an enormous reservoir for tuberculosis (TB), and healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk for TB infection.
W. Klayut, S. Srisungngam, Sirilada Suphankong, Pantip Sirichote, B. Phetsuksiri, S. Bunchoo, Chiranan Jakreng, Savitree Racksas, B. Uppapong, J. Rudeeaneksin   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Comparative Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance: Standard E TB Feron ELISA vs QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Detection in Diverse Risk Groups in Bangladesh

Infection and Drug Resistance
Background Around one-quarter of the global population has latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). If left untreated, LTBI has 5–10% lifetime risk of developing into TB.
Mohammad Khaja, Mafij Uddin, A. Islam, M. Sultana, T. Alam, S. Khair, Jannatul Ferdous, Rumana Nasrin, S. Rahman, S. Pouzol, J. Hoffmann, S. Banu   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Preliminary performance of the VIDAS TB-IGRA as an aid in the diagnosis of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
This preliminary study compares VIDAS TB-IGRA (bioMérieux, Marcy-l'Etoile, France) with the established QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) to evaluate diagnostic performance for the diagnosis of individuals infected with ...
Potiandi Serge Diagbouga, Arthur Diakourga Djibougou, Camille Pease, Ariana Alcaide, Audrey Berthoux, Natalie Bruiners, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Ardjouma Combary, Nadine Falchero, Deborah Handler, Antoinette Kaboré, Alfred Lardizabal, Amanda Lopes, Marissa Loubet, Philippe Manivet, Clemence Margain, Valerie Meunier, Faiza Mougari, Alberta Onyuka, Sophie Rivoiron, Tani Sagna, Mathilde Sanvert, Léon Sawadogo, Jacques Simporé, Emmanuelle Cambau, Maria Laura Gennaro   +25 more
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Multiple cytokine analysis based on QuantiFERON-TB gold plus in different tuberculosis infection status: an exploratory study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background More efficient and convenient diagnostic method is a desperate need to reduce the burden of tuberculosis (TB). This study explores the multiple cytokines secretion based on QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus), and screens for optimal cytokines
Lifan Zhang, Zhengrong Yang, Fengying Wu, Qiping Ge, Yue-qiu Zhang, Dongyu Li, M. Gao, Xiaoqing Liu   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source