scholarly journals Evaluation of Interferon-gamma Release Assay in Children with Confirmed Tuberculosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Kyu Ho Kim ◽  
Ji-Man Kang ◽  
Jong Gyun Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Release Assay

scholarly journals Role of interferon gamma release assay in the diagnosis and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated uveitis: a review

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000663
Author(s):  
Samra Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
M A Rehman Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Ocular Tuberculosis ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assays ◽  
Infectious Uveitis ◽  
Release Assay

Tuberculosis (TB)-associated uveitis is a common cause of infectious uveitis in the developing world. Diagnosis of TB uveitis remains a challenge. The role of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) is uncertain. Herein we summarise the available literature on the utility of IGRAs in the diagnosis and management of TB uveitis. We searched PubMed database from 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2020 using the following keywords alone and in combination: ‘interferon-gamma release assay’, ‘QuantiFERON’, ‘T-SPOT.TB’, ‘TB uveitis’, ‘serpiginous like choroiditis’, ‘tuberculoma’, ‘TB vasculitis’, ‘TB panuveitis’ and ‘ocular tuberculosis’. Data from 58 relevant studies were collated. The review is focused on currently marketed versions of IGRA tests: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay, QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus assay (QFT-Plus) and T-SPOT.TB. We found limited evidence regarding the diagnostic utility of IGRA in patients with uveitis. No study was identified evaluating the newer QFT test—the QFT-Plus—in patients with uveitis. Similarly, there is lack of data directly comparing QFT-Plus with T-SPOT.TB specifically for the diagnosis of TB uveitis.

Esophageal Tuberculosis in a Patient on Maintenance Dialysis: Advantages of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay

Renal Failure ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olesia Damaschin ◽  
Omar Dahmani ◽  
Frédéric Faibis ◽  
Marie-Claude Demachy ◽  
Mahdi Abtahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Esophageal Tuberculosis ◽  
Release Assay ◽  
Maintenance Dialysis

Diagnostic accuracy of the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for cases of feline mycobacteriosis

2021 ◽  
pp. 105409
Author(s):  
Jordan L Mitchell ◽  
Paul Stanley ◽  
Kieran McDonald ◽  
Paul Burr ◽  
Shelley G Rhodes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assay ◽  
Release Assay
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