TsT, Quantiferon-Tb Gold test and T-spoT.Tb test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatic disease prior to anti-Tnf therapy

QFT pozitiflik oranlarının genel olarak yaşla doğru orantılı olarak arttığı, be- lirsiz sonuçlar değerlendirme dışı bırakıldığında en düşük pozitiflik oranlarının

Then, diagnosis of the rheumatic disease, duration of the disease, previous treatments and/or planned treatments (anti-TNF or other biolog- ic agents), TST results,

Higher rate for secondary tuberculosis was noted in smear positive (3.1%) than in smear negative (1.0%) contacts along with the efficacy of prophylaxis both in childhood and

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test (QFT-GIT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) as a diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in

Agreement between QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube and the tuberculin skin test and predictors of positive test results in Warao Amerindian pediatric tuberculosis contacts..

In our population, the most commonly identified major occupational group was “craft and related trades wor- kers” (32.0%) of which “textile, garment and related trades

Comparison of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test with the tuberculin skin test for detec- ting latent tuberculosis infection in hemodialysis pati- ents.. QuantiFERON-TB gold

Five patients in group 1 who had findings consistent with classic SC and latent TB according to IGRA were treated with ATT ± CS; of these, 2 patients continued to have