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Quality assessment of an interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis infection in a resource-limited setting [PDF]

, 2009
Background When a test for diagnosis of infectious diseases is introduced in a resource-limited setting, monitoring quality is a major concern. An optimized design of experiment and statistical models are required for this assessment.
Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Naoto Keicho, Le T Hong, Do B Tam, Vu TX Thu, Ikumi Matsushita, Nobuyuki Harada, Kazue Higuchi, Shinsaku Sakurada, Luu T Lien, JO Westgard, SC Kazmierczak, JO Westgard, CC Heuck, PG Smith, AH Peruski, RW Peeling, RJ Lock, M Pai, P Armitage, GW Williams, JL Fleiss, HG Endres, AAO Varma, V Marks, C Ricós, D Menzies, J Coloma, A Lalvani   +29 more
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Tuberculin skin testing and QuantiFERON™-TB Gold Plus positivity among household contacts in Vietnam

Public Health Action, 2023
SETTING: TB infection (TBI) is diagnosed using the technique-dependent tuberculin skin test (TST) or costly, more accurate interferon-gamma release assays. The TST (10 mm) threshold was indicated by previous research among household contacts in Vietnam, but routine implementation with a different tuberculin reagent showed unexpectedly low TST ...
Innes, A. L., Nguyen, S. T., Lebrun, V., Nguyen, T. T. H., Huynh, T. P., Quach, V. L., Hoang, G. L., Nguyen, T. B., Nguyen, T. B. P., Pham, H. M., Martinez, A., Dinh, N., Dinh, V. L., Nguyen, B. H., Truong, T. T. H., Nguyen, V. C., Nguyen, V. N., Mai, T. H.   +17 more
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High Mycobacterium bovis Exposure but Low IGRA Positivity in UK Farm Workers

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 4, Page 369-378, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Between 1999 and 2021, 505 culture‐confirmed cases of M. bovis disease in humans (zoonotic tuberculosis, TB) were diagnosed in England. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of M. bovis infection in persons exposed to TB‐infected cattle in England and identify any risk factors associated with latent TB infection (LTBI) in this ...
Amy Thomas, Alice Halliday, Genevieve Clapp, Ross Symonds, Noreen Hopewell‐Kelly, Carmel McGrath, Lucy Wheeler, Anna Dacey, Nigel Noel, Andrea Turner, Isabel Oliver, James Wood, Ed Moran, Paul Virgo, James Tiller, Paul Upton, Andrew Mitchell, Anu Goenka, Ellen Brooks‐Pollock   +18 more
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Chronic Viral Infections and Al Amyloidosis: An Uncommon Association

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT AL‐amyloidosis is caused by deposition of pathological insoluble proteins in organs and tissues. HIV infection is a multi‐system disorder causing chronic inflammation. We report a case of AL‐amyloidosis associated with HIV suggesting that HIV‐associated immune dysregulation might be critical for pathogenesis of plasma cells dyscrasias and then
Alberto Palladini, Gabriele Cusumano, Ottavio Martellucci, Antonietta Gigante, Gabriella D'Ettorre, Maria Teresa Petrucci, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Mariangela Palladino   +7 more
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B Cell Therapies, Approved and Emerging: a Review of Infectious Risk and Prevention During Use [PDF]

, 2015
The development of B cell-targeted biologics represents a major advance in the treatment of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. As with other immunosuppressive agents, risk of infection is a key clinical concern.
Buch, MH, Md Yusof, MY, Vital, EM
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The Diagnostic Value of Interleukin‐2 and Interferon‐γ Induced by Fusion Protein (ESAT‐6/CFP‐10/Rv1985c) for Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 39, Issue 5, March 2025.
A total of 970 cases, consisting of 215 active tuberculosis (ATB) cases and 755 non‐active tuberculosis (non‐ATB) cases, were enrolled in this study. The results indicated that the release assays of interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) and interferon‐γ (IFN‐γ) induced by the fusion protein (ESAT—6/CFP—10/Rv1985c) were of great value in differentiating ATB from non‐ATB
Zhipeng Zhao, Runqing Li, Xiuying Zhao, Yujie Wang, Minggui Lin, Qian Wei, Xiaochen Li, Pan Xiong   +7 more
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A Case of AIDS Diagnosed in the Intensive Care Unit with Concurrent Influenza Infection and Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Introduction: People living with HIV (PLWH) are highly susceptible to respiratory infections, particularly pneumonia, which is often polymicrobial. A rapid decline in CD4 T lymphocytes, especially with concurrent influenza, increases the risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP).
Yeliz Özdemir, İlhan Bahar, Gülfem Ece, Savvas Lampridis   +3 more
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Dépistage et traitement de l'infection tuberculeuse latente chez les requérants d'asile récemment arrivés dans le canton de Vaud [PDF]

, 2013
I. Facteurs associés avec l'infection tuberculose latent chez les requérants d'asile entrant dans le canton de Vaud : Une étude transversale dans le canton de Vaud. Objectifs : Les objectifs de cette étude étaient l'identification des facteurs associés à
SARIVALASIS, A.
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Management of infections pre- and post-liver transplantation: Report of an AISF consensus conference [PDF]

, 2013
The burden of infectious diseases both before and after liver transplantation is clearly attributable to the dysfunction of defensive mechanisms of the host, both as a result of cirrhosis, as well as the use of immunosuppressive agents.
2011 AISF Single Topic Group, Bruno, R., Burra, P., Colli, A., Craxì, A., Fagiuoli, S., Gaeta, G. B., GROSSI, PAOLO ANTONIO, Mondelli, M. U., Puoti, M., Sagnelli, E., Stefani, S., Toniutto, P.   +12 more
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Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among patients undergoing regular hemodialysis: a multicenter study in Egypt

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Dear Editor, About one-third of the human population is presently infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and about 10% during their life develop active tuberculosis (TB) (5% during the first 2 years following infection)...
Wagdy Amin, Nehal Nafea, Salah Abdel Sattar, Mohamed El Adawy, Nadia Ragab, Amal Tohamy, Lara Refaat, Ghada Ahmed Fouad, Gehan Abdel Samad, Yousra A. El-Maradny, Rasha Ashmawy   +10 more
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