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

R, Diel; D, Goletti; G, Ferrara; G, Bothamley; D, Cirillo; B, Kampmann; C, Lange; M, Losi; R, Markova; GB, Migliori; A, Nienhaus; M, Ruhwald; D, Wagner; JP, Zellweger; E, Huitric; A, Sandgren; D, Manissero

doi:10.1183/09031936.00115110

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

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Diel R

Goletti D

Ferrara G

Abstract

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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