Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis

G Walzl, K Ronacher, W Hanekom, TJ Scriba… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Currently there are no sufficiently validated biomarkers to aid the evaluation of new
tuberculosis vaccine candidates, the improvement of tuberculosis diagnostics or the …

Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clinical practice guidelines: diagnosis of …

DM Lewinsohn, MK Leonard, PA LoBue… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may
develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Updated guidelines for using interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection-United States, 2010

GH Mazurek, J Jereb, A Vernon, P LoBue… - MMWR Recomm …, 2010 - cdc.gov
In 2005, CDC published guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT-
G)(Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia)(CDC. Guidelines for using the …

Evidence-based comparison of commercial interferon-γ release assays for detecting active TB: a metaanalysis

R Diel, R Loddenkemper, A Nienhaus - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Test accuracy of interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for diagnosing TB differs when using
older or precommercial tools and inconsistent diagnostic criteria. This metaanalysis critically …

Interferon gamma release assays: principles and practice

A Lalvani, M Pareek - Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, 2010 - Elsevier
The last decade has witnessed significant advances in mycobacterial genomics and cellular
research which have resulted in the development of two new blood tests, the enzyme-linked …

Advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

C Lange, T Mori - Respirology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis ranges among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A
diagnostic approach to a patient with possible tuberculosis includes a detailed medical …

Priorities for screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States

BP Linas, AY Wong, KA Freedberg… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: To improve the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) control programs in the United
States by identifying cost-effective priorities for screening for latent tuberculosis infection …

IP-10 release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection: current status and future directions

M Ruhwald, MG Aabye, P Ravn - Expert review of molecular …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The current state-of-the-art tests for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis–the IFN-γ
release assays–rely on accurate measurement of the cytokine IFN-γ. Many other potential …

Host markers in QuantiFERON supernatants differentiate active TB from latent TB infection: preliminary report

NN Chegou, GF Black, M Kidd, PD Van Helden… - BMC pulmonary …, 2009 - Springer
Background Interferon gamma release assays, including the QuantiFERON® TB Gold In
Tube (QFT) have been shown to be accurate in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

[引用][C] Correlates of tuberculosis risk: predictive biomarkers for progression to active tuberculosis

E Petruccioli, TJ Scriba, L Petrone… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc