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QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with Chemiluminescence Immunoassay: Do We Need a Higher Cutoff? [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Francesco Bisognin, Giulia Lombardi, Paola Dal Monte   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Equal sensitivity of the new generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus in direct comparison with the presious test version QuantiFERON-TB Gold IT [PDF]

Pneumologie, 2016
QuantiFERON-TB Gold IT analyses interferon-γ release from CD4(+) T cells after stimulation with specific tuberculosis (TB) antigens. Its sensitivity is approximately 80% for active TB. A new test generation (QFTGplus) also analyses the response of CD8(+) T cells.
H, Hoffmann, K, Avsar, R, Göres, S-C, Mavi, S, Hofmann-Thiel   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Interferon-γ production in QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus tubes in 10 contacts with reversion.

, 2023
Interferon-γ production in QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus tubes in 10 contacts with reversion.
Paloma Gijón-Vidaurreta (16907743), Carmen Martos (3583643), M. Jesús Ruiz-Serrano (16907764), Anton Penas-Truque (16907761), Sandra Pérez-Recio (16907731), Fernando Alcaide (4401190), María Jesús Santos (16907752), Luis Anibarro (9118514), Miguel Santin (330610), Erika I. Garcia-de-Cara (16907767), Ramón Rabuñal-Rey (16907737), Matilde Trigo (830322), Sara Rodríguez (88448), Esther Moga (16907758), Virginia Pomar (237258), Mercedes García-Gasalla (16907746), Maria D. Grijota-Camino (16907734), Ángel Domínguez-Castellano (16907749), Alba Cebollero (16907755), Josefina Sabria (16907740)   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Immunocompromised Patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2018
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a new-generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay which has two antigen-coated tubes called TB1, which contains long peptides derived from ESAT-6 and CFP-10, and TB2, which contains the same components as TB1 and additional short peptides which potentially stimulate CD8 +
Mi Ra, Ryu, Min-Seung, Park, Eun Hye, Cho, Chul Won, Jung, Kihyun, Kim, Seok Jin, Kim, Ha Young, Oh, Wooseong, Huh, Hye Ryoun, Jang, Won-Jung, Koh, Hye Yun, Park, Young-Ho, Kim, Dong Hyun, Sinn, Jin-Oh, Choi, Jae-Won, Joh, Jong Man, Kim, Sung Joo, Kim, Jae Berm, Park, Eun-Suk, Kang   +18 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for Predicting Incident Tuberculosis among Recent Contacts: A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2020
Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among recent tuberculosis (TB) contacts is an important component of TB control, particularly in settings with low TB incidence aiming towards pre-elimination(1).
Noursadeghi, M, Lipman, M, Southern, J, Lozewicz, S, Gupta, RK, Jackson, C, Abubakar, I, Imran, A, Kunst, H   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status of Pregnant Women in Uganda Determined Using QuantiFERON TB Gold-Plus. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis, 2021
BACKGROUND: The risk of progression of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active disease increases with pregnancy. This study determined the prevalence and risk factors associated with LTBI among pregnant women in Uganda.
Bongomin F, Ssekamatte P, Nattabi G, Olum R, Ninsiima S, Kyazze AP, Nabakka W, Kukunda R, Cose S, Kibirige D, Batte C, Kaddumukasa M, Kirenga BJ, Nakimuli A, Baluku JB, Andia-Biraro I.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among highly TB exposed South African gold miners

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Despite high exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a small proportion of South African goldminers resist TB infection. We determined, among long-service gold miners i) the proportion who were TB uninfected and ii) epidemiological factors ...
Violet N. Chihota, Thobani Ntshiqa, Pholo Maenetje, Raoul Mansukhani, Kavindhran Velen, Thomas R. Hawn, Robert Wallis, Alison D. Grant, Gavin J. Churchyard, Katherine Fielding   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A cost-effectiveness evaluation of latent tuberculosis infection screening of a migrant population in Malaysia

Scientific Reports, 2023
To estimate the costs and benefits of screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a migrant population in Malaysia. An economic model was developed from a Malaysian healthcare perspective to compare QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QuantiFERON) with ...
Erin Barker, Joe Moss, Hayden Holmes, Catherine Bowe, Vinay Suryaprakash, Riccardo Alagna, Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Marc Destito, Davide Manissero   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening of Latent Pulmonary Tuberculosis Infection in Kurdistan Regional-Iraq Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Technique [PDF]

, 2022
Background and Objective: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a serious disease that mainly affects the lungs. The aim of this study was a screening of latent pulmonary tuberculosis (LTBI) in Kurdistan Regional-Iraq, using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus technique (
Albobadry, Y. W. (Yahya), Altobjy, M. A. (Mahmood), Al-khatony, Y. J. (Yaser)   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Assay Specificity in Children and Adolescents With Suspected Tuberculosis-A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study in Spain

, 2021
In this cross-sectional study of 284 children and adolescents with clinically or radiologically suspected tuberculosis in a low-endemic country, the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus assay specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value and negative ...
Santiago, Begoña, Bustillo Alonso, Matilde, Pérez Gorricho, Beatriz, Et al., QFT-Plus Study Group of the Spanish Pediatric TB Research Network, Espiau, María, Cobo Vázquez, Elvira, Soler García, Aleix, Gamell, Anna, Monsonís, Manuel, Tagarro García, Alfredo   +10 more
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