Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of the QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-Tube (QFT-G-IT) and the T-SPOT®.TB assays with the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 88
Main Authors:	Diel, R, Goletti, D, Ferrara, G, Bothamley, G, Cirillo, D, Kampmann, B, Lange, C, Losi, M, Markova, R, Migliori, G B, Nienhaus, A, Ruhwald, M, Wagner, D, Zellweger, J P, Huitric, E, Sandgren, A, Manissero, D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.01.2011
Subjects:	Algorithms BCG Vaccine Clinical Trials as Topic Humans Interferon-gamma - metabolism Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Multivariate Analysis Mycobacterium Infections - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology Mycobacterium tuberculosis - metabolism Odds Ratio Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - microbiology
ISSN:	1399-3003, 1399-3003
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