scholarly journals Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in young contacts of active tuberculosis cases

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (09) ◽  
pp. 714-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Noorbakhsh ◽  
J. Mousavi ◽  
M. Barati ◽  
A.R. Shamshiri ◽  
M. Shekarabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Active Tuberculosis ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Release Assay

scholarly journals Tuberculosis Screening for People With Chronic Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra Brett ◽  
Melissa Severn
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Active Tuberculosis ◽  
Tuberculosis Infection ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Cell Transplant ◽  
Release Assay

Five guidelines were identified that provide recommendations about screening for tuberculosis in people with chronic conditions. These guidelines cover populations with HIV, psoriasis vulgaris, solid organ and stem transplants, chronic inflammation, and compromised immune systems. Three guidelines recommend regularly screening for latent and active tuberculosis in people diagnosed with HIV or those taking medication that suppresses their immune system. One guideline for patients with psoriasis recommends using interferon-gamma release assay and a chest X-ray to rule out tuberculosis infection before immunosuppressant treatment is initiated and during treatment. Two guidelines recommend using both the interferon-gamma release assay and the tuberculin skin test at the same time to screen for latent tuberculosis infection in people with HIV, people with or who need an organ or stem cell transplant, and in people taking medication that suppresses their immune system. One guideline for people living with HIV recommends using a rapid nucleic acid amplification test to confirm clinical suspicions of active tuberculosis in these patients.

scholarly journals Interferon-Gamma Release Assay is Not Appropriate for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings

2018 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Li Kang ◽  
Gui-Rong Wang ◽  
Mei-Ying Wu ◽  
Kun-Yun Yang ◽  
A Er-Tai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Active Tuberculosis ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
High Burden ◽  
Release Assay

scholarly journals Positive predictive value of Interferon-gamma release assay for incident active tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons

Retrovirology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Shin-Jung Lee ◽  
Hsi-Hsun Lin ◽  
Hung-Chin Tsai ◽  
Yen-Yun Ni ◽  
Yao-Shen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Predictive Value ◽  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Active Tuberculosis ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Release Assay
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