Two new blood tests are today available for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection. Both tests are based on the release of interferon-gamma from M. tuberculosis-specific T cells. These tests, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB, are certainly more specific compared to the tuberculin skin test, and possibly more sensitive in some subgroups of patients; they might represent a crucial tool for tuberculosis control and elimination.
New tools for a better diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection / G., Ferrara; Losi, Monica; P., Roversi; Fabbri, Leonardo; Richeldi, Luca. - In: RECENTI PROGRESSI IN MEDICINA. - ISSN 0034-1193. - STAMPA. - 97:3(2006), pp. 123-128.
New tools for a better diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection
LOSI, Monica;FABBRI, Leonardo;RICHELDI, Luca
2006
Abstract
Two new blood tests are today available for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection. Both tests are based on the release of interferon-gamma from M. tuberculosis-specific T cells. These tests, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB, are certainly more specific compared to the tuberculin skin test, and possibly more sensitive in some subgroups of patients; they might represent a crucial tool for tuberculosis control and elimination.
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