ABSTRACT QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is the latest generation of interferon
gamma release assays (IGRAs) to receive approval from the US FDA, replacing its …

Estimated 2017 tuberculosis (TB) incidence is 10 million and mainly depends on the
reservoir of individuals with latent TB infection (LTBI). QuantiferonⓇ-TB Gold in-Tube (QFT …

Importance Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can progress to active tuberculosis disease,
causing morbidity and mortality. Objective To review the evidence on benefits and harms of …

Background We conducted a review to compare the sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility,
and predictive ability of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) with that of QuantiFERON …

Abstract Purpose QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a new generation of
QuantiFERON assay that differs from QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT). The …

Background We compared 6 new interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs; hereafter index tests:
QFT-Plus, QFT-Plus CLIA, QIAreach, Wantai TB-IGRA, Standard E TB-Feron, and T-SPOT …

Objective 1) to compare the QIAreach TM QuantiFERON-TB (QIAreach QFT) vs.
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus assay (QFT-Plus) to detect tuberculosis (TB) infection; 2) to …

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) often occur together with each exacerbating the other.
Improvements in vertical transmission prevention has reduced the number of HIV-infected …

Background Various treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are utilized in clinical
practice; however, the prognosis is still poor on account of high recurrence rates. DNA …

Interferon-gamma release assays are increasingly used in children to establish evidence of
tuberculosis (TB) infection and to assist in the diagnosis of TB disease. The QuantiFERON …