Interferon gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent TB infection in HIV-infected individuals in a low TB burden country.

Interferon gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent TB infection in HIV-infected individuals in a low TB burden country.

Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection. Two IGRAs are commercially available: the Quantiferon TB Gold In Tube (QFT-IT) and the T-SPOT.TB. There is debate as to which test to use in HIV+ individuals. Previous publications from high TB burden countri...

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Main Authors: Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Ian Fitzgerald, Jacinta Grace, Gurmit Jagjit Singh, Nahla El-Eraki, Noel Gibbons, Joseph Keane, Thomas R Rogers, Susan Clarke, Colm Bergin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559731?pdf=render

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