Detection of latent tuberculosis by the tuberculin skin test and a whole-blood interferon-γ release assay, and the development of active tuberculosis in HIV-seropositive persons
Detection of latent tuberculosis by the tuberculin skin test and a whole-blood interferon-γ release assay, and the development of active tuberculosis in HIV-seropositive persons
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DOI:
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.09.005
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发表时间:
2011-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Podzamczer, Daniel
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作者:
Santin, Miguel;Casas, Susana;Podzamczer, Daniel
This study evaluated the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT; Cellestis, Carnegie, Australia) test and the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in HIV-infected adults. One hundred thirty-five HIV-seropositive persons and 135 controls underwent TST and QFT-GIT. HIV-infected patients who gave a positive result on either test were offered chemoprophylaxis. The prevalence of LTBI was 6.7% by TST and 9.6% by QFT-GIT (P = 0.3) in HIV-seropositive subjects, and 34.8% by TST and 21.5% by QFT-GIT (P = 0.02) among controls. TST reactivity declined sharply as CD4(+) cells fell (15.8%, 10.3%, and 0% for >500, 301-500 and 500, 301-500, and