15. Inserm, U1135, centre d'immunologie et des maladies infectieuses, Sorbonne
universités, Sorbonne université, 75013 Paris, France; Laboratoire de bactériologie …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important issue in A ustralia with more than 85% of active
cases contributed by overseas‐born persons. Other risk groups include older A ustralians …

Compared with the tuberculin skin test, the antigen-specific interferon-gamma assays, using
a combination of two antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10, has higher specificity for the diagnosis …

Utility of the in-vitro immunodiagnostic methods, based on the detection of interferon-γ
released by T-cells after specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen stimulation (IGRA) …

Up to now the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was based solely on the
tuberculin skin test. However, this method offers neither 100% sensitivity nor--and this is in …

Every time Mycobacterium tuberculosis is recovered from human specimens by
microbiological culture, the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) is definite [1]. As culture …

Although the tuberculin skin test has long been the standard for detecting latent tuberculosis
infection, it has many limitations. Interferon-gamma-release assays are gaining acceptance …

Utility of the in-vitro immunodiagnostic methods, based on the detection of interferon-γ
released by T-cells after specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen stimulation (IGRA) …

Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are widely used in the diagnosis of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection by detecting interferon-γ released by …

Interferon-γ-based assays, collectively known as IFN-γ release assays (IGRAs), have
emerged as a reliable alternative to the old tuberculin skin test (TST) for the …