Westcott, MarkPavesio, Carlos E.BioMed CentralBmc OphthalmologyAgrawal R, Grant R, Gupta B, Gunasekeran DV, Gonzalez-Lopez JJ, Addison PKF, et al. What does IGRA testing add to the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis? A Bayesian latent class analysis. BMC Ophthalmol 2017;17:245....
IGRA •High specificity•Similarsensitivity•1visit IGRA Whydowegetindeterminateresults?–Poorpatientimmunefunction–Incorrectsamplecollection,handling,incubationordelayinprocessing–Other“technical”factors.IGRA T-SPOT.TB –UsesTBspecificantigensESAT-6andCFP-10ESATCFP–8ccofbloodiscollectedandtheperipheral...
IGRA tests can be used for contact investigations, testing during pregnancy, and screening of healthcare workers and others undergoing serial evaluation for tuberculosis infection. Routine testing with both the TST and IGRA isnotrecommended. For more information on when to use the IGRA test, see th...
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Ultimately, a definitive diagnosis of APH requires histopathologic and molecular testing, which demonstrates the presence of ALK rearrangement, typically a KIF5B-ALK fusion [72]. 4. Variable Meningeal and Parenchymal Features 4.1. Bacterial Meningitis Hematogenous dissemination is the primary cause of ...
The T-SPOT.TB test is an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) that is intended for use as an aid in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease. Quest Diagnostics to acquire Oxford Immunotec's US laboratory services business to broaden access to IGRA blood TB testing in ...
摘要: Publication » What Is The Impact Of Switching From Skin Tests To Blood IGRA For Latent TB Infection Screening In An Occupational Health Setting?.会议名称: American Thoracic Society International Conference 会议时间: 2012/05/01 被引量: 2 ...
In recent longitudinal studies, IGRA showed a disease-predicting power either comparable to (3) or better than TST (4, 5). Unfortunately, little has been done to simplify the test procedures or reduce the costs, and there have not been adequate attempts to delineate the specific clinical ...
Recent studies, evaluating interferon-γ (INF-γ) release assay (IGRA) results, suggested that BCG could not only protect against disseminated TB in children, but also against infection [14]. Several studies demonstrated that a booster dose of BCG did not improve protection aginst TB [15]. ...
this strategy raises the critical question of which factor to select as the independent variable for testing. It would be desirable to perform a sensitivity analysis for all known variables, but this is still outside the scope of modern research approaches. Instead, decisions on what factor to ...