Update on the diagnosis of tuberculosis

I Kontsevaya, AM Cabibbe, DM Cirillo… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
diagnosing stages of TB from TB infection to TB disease. This review gives an overview of
recent progress in host- and pathogen-based TB … guidelines on TB screening and diagnosis. …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of tuberculin skin test with a whole-blood interferon gamma assay and ELISA, in HIV positive children and adolescents with TB

H Stavri, L Ene, GL Popa, D Duiculescu… - ROMANIAN …, 2009 - researchgate.net
… ABSTRACT We compared the usefulness of three methods designed to diagnose latent
tuberculosis [TB]: interferongamma release assay [IGRA], such as QuantiFERON-…

Tests for latent tuberculosis in candidates for solid organ transplantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

T Maung Myint, TE Rogerson, K Noble… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… may be inconsistent due to risk of false-negative results and active TB may not translate to
accurate diagnosis of latent TB. Longitudinal studies requiring long-term follow-up of large …

Distinct clinical features in nontuberculous mycobacterial disease with or without latent tuberculosis infection

UR Siddiqi, H Chagan-Yasutan, C Nakajima… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… Five healthy volunteers who were without any symptoms relevant to active tuberculosis were
… It is known that IGRA ELISA tends to show false negative results among thin elderly people, …

Neutrophil Surface CD64 Stimulation Index Detection Assay in Diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection.

C Song, H Deng, Y Zhang, T Huang, J Ke… - Clinical …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
… In this study, IGRA-ELISA was used as the standard method to detect the sensitivity …
IGRA-ELISA and CD64 SI tests in the active tuberculosis group. We detected 45 positive IGRA-ELISA

[HTML][HTML] Performance of two interferon-gamma release assays for tuberculosis infection screening in Kawasaki children before immunosuppressive therapy

H Chen, H Zheng, L Cui, J Xiao, F Li, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… In this case, symptoms should be prioritized, and TB screening should be performed
again when the signs are stable. The test results will be more accurate. Hypoproteinemia is …

FRI0158 The conversion of quantiferon TB gold test during biological treatment by anti-TNF preparations

E Zanova, D Kozakova, I Rybar, I Solovic… - Annals of the …, 2013 - ard.bmj.com
… ) are useful tools for the diagnostic of latent form of tuberculosis (LTBI) in biological treatment,
… IT (IGRA - ELISA test with special blood collection tubes coated with TB antigens, cellestis). …

[引用][C] IGRA-ELISA for Tuberculosis Diagnosis.

R Mungmunpuntipatip, V Wiwnaitkit - Clinical Laboratory, 2020 - europepmc.org
… Interferon-gamma release assay improves the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children. …
Evaluation of the performance of two tuberculosis interferon gamma release assays (IGRA-ELISA …

Pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M Wei, Y Zhao, Z Qian, B Yang, J Xi, J Wei, B Tang - Microbes and infection, 2020 - Elsevier
… Therefore, rapid and accurate diagnosis of acute TP is crucial in order to stop the transmission
of TB. Moreover, development of new diagnostic tools (technologies and approaches), …

[PDF][PDF] Tb laboratory diagnosis, a comparative study in baghdad, iraq

YM Aljanabi, SA Lafi, HN Eyada - Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma, 2020 - researchgate.net
… used for TB study. We recommend depending IGRA, PCR for the rapid diagnosis of TB. … We
recommend use depending IGRA and PCR method for the diagnosis of TB. In the same time, …