Interferon gamma release assay for differentiating tuberculosis among pneumonia cases in acute healthcare setting

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 440-447

  Lui, G ^a   Lee, N ^a   Cheung, S W ^a   Lam, J S Y ^a   Wong, B C K ^a   Choi, K W ^a   Wong, K T ^a   Wong, R Y K ^a   Cockram, C S ^a   Hui, D S C ^a   Chan, R C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Interferon gamma release assay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79958822000     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Tattevin P., Casalino E., Fleury L., Egmann G., Ruel M., Bouvet E. The validity of medical history, classic symptoms, and chest radiographs in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis: derivation of a pulmonary tuberculosis prediction model. Chest 1999 May, 115(5):1248-1253.
2. Siddiqi K., Lambert M.L., Walley J. Clinical diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in low-income countries: the current evidence. Lancet Infect Dis 2003, 3:288-296.
3. Au K.F., Tai L.B., Hui D.S.C. Nature and clinical features of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis Manual 2006, 22-30. Hong Kong SAR: Centre for Health Protection. C. Tam, C.C. Leung (Eds.).
4. Harries A.D., Hargreaves N.J., Kumwenda J., Kwanjana J.H., Salaniponi F.M. Trials of antituberculosis treatment in areas of high human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2000, 4:998-1001.
5. Mitnick C.D., McGee B., Peloquin C.A. Tuberculosis pharmacotherapy: strategies to optimize patient care. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2009 Feb, 10(3):381-401.
6. Pai M., Zwerling A., Menzies D. Systematic review: T-cell-based assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: an update. Ann Intern Med 2008, 149:177-184.
7. Pai M., Menzies D. Interferon-gamma release assays: what is their role in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis?. Clin Infect Dis 2007, 44:74-77.
8. Kobashi Y., Mouri K., Yagi S., Obase Y., Miyashita N., Okimoto N., et al. Clinical utility of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for elderly patients with active tuberculosis. Chest 2008 May, 133(5):1196-1202.
9. Mazurek G.H., Weis S.E., Moonan P.K., Daley C.L., Bernardo J., Lardizabal A.A., et al. Prospective comparison of the tuberculin skin test and 2 whole-blood interferon-gamma release assays in persons with suspected tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis 2007, 45:837-845.
10. Man S.Y., Lee N., Ip M., Antonio G.E., Chau S.S., Mak P., et al. Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong. Thorax 2007 Apr, 62(4):348-353.
11. Lui G., Ip M., Lee N., Rainer T.H., Man S.Y., Cockram C.S., et al. Role of 'atypical pathogens' among adult hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Respirology 2009 Nov, 14(8):1098-1105.
12. Fitzgerald D., Haas D.W. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and practice of infectious diseases 2005, 2853. Elsevier, Philadelphia. 6th ed. G.L. Mandell, J.E. Bennett, R. Dolin (Eds.).
13. Leung C.C., Yew W.W., Chan C.K., Chau C.H., Tam C.M., Lam C.W., et al. Tuberculosis in older people: a retrospective and comparative study from Hong Kong. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Jul, 50(7):1219-1226.
14. Fujita J., Higa F., Tateyama M. Radiological findings of mycobacterial diseases. J Infect Chemother 2007 Feb, 13(1):8-17.
15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for the investigation of contacts of persons with infectious tuberculosis and Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-tB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection 2005, MMWR, United States, 54 (No. RR-15).
16. QuantiFERON®-TB gold Package Insert 2006, Cellestis Limited, Cellestis, Australia.
17. Ravn P., Munk M.E., Andersen A.B., Lundgren B., Lundgren J.D., Nielsen L.N., et al. Prospective evaluation of a whole-blood test using Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10 for diagnosis of active tuberculosis. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2005, 12:491-496.
18. Ferrara G., Losi M., Meacci M., Meccugni B., Piro R., Roversi P., et al. Routine hospital use of a new commercial whole blood interferon-gamma assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005, 172:631-635.
19. Kang Y.A., Lee H.W., Yoon H.I., Cho B., Han S.K., Shim Y.S., et al. Discrepancy between the tuberculin skin test and the whole-blood interferon gamma assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in an intermediate tuberculosis-burden country. JAMA 2005 Jun 8, 293(22):2756-2761.
20. Behr M.A., Warren S.A., Salamon H., Hopewell P.C., Ponce de Leon A., Daley C.L., et al. Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients smear-negative for acid-fast bacilli. Lancet 1999, 353:444-449.
21. Silva D.R., Menegotto D.M., Schulz L.F., Gazzana M.B., Dalcin P.D. Factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with Newly diagnosed Tuberculosis. Lung 2010 Jan 13, [Epub ahead of print].
22. Tostmann A., Kik S.V., Kalisvaart N.A., Sebek M.M., Verver S., Boeree M.J., et al. Tuberculosis transmission by patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in a large cohort in the Netherlands. Clin Infect Dis 2008 Nov 1, 47(9):1135-1142.
23. Mello F.C., Bastos L.G., Soares S.L., Rezende V.M., Conde M.B., Chaisson R.E., et al. Predicting smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis with classification trees and logistic regression: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2006 Feb 23, 6:43.
24. Wisnivesky J.P., Kaplan J., Henschke C., McGinn T.G., Crystal R.G. Evaluation of clinical parameters to predict Mycobacterium tuberculosis in inpatients. Arch Intern Med 2000, 160:2471-2476.
25. Sester M., Sotgiu G., Lange C., Giehl C., Girardi E., Migliori G.B., et al. Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir J 2010 Sep 16.
26. Wallis R.S., Pai M., Menzies D., Doherty T.M., Walzl G., Perkins M.D., et al. Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice. Lancet 2010 May 29, 375(9729):1920-1937.
27. Chee C.B., Barkham T.M., Khinmar K.W., Gan S.H., Wang Y.T. Quantitative T-cell interferon-gamma responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens in active and latent tuberculosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2009 Jun, 28(6):667-670.
28. Goletti D., Carrara S., Butera O., Amicosante M., Ernst M., Sauzullo I., et al. Accuracy of immunodiagnostic tests for active tuberculosis using single and combined results: a multicenter TBNET-Study. PLoS One 2008, 3(10). e3417.
29. Dewan P.K., Grinsdale J., Kawamura L.M. Low sensitivity of a whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay for detection of active tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis 2007, 44:69-73.
30. Mazurek G.H., Jereb J., Lobue P., Iademarco M.F., Metchock B., Vernon A. Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States. MMWR Recomm Rep 2005, 54(RR-15):49-55.
31. Tsiouris S.J., Coetzee D., Toro P.L., Austin J., Stein Z., El-Sadr W. Sensitivity analysis and potential uses of a novel gamma interferon release assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis. J Clinical Microbiology 2006, 44(8):2844-2850.
32. Tamura A., Shimada M., Matsui Y., Kawashima M., Suzuki J., Ariga H., et al. The value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients whose pre-bronchoscopic sputum specimens were negative both for smear and PCR analyses. Intern Med 2010, 49(2):95-102.
33. Kobashi Y., Sugiu T., Mouri K., Obase Y., Miyashita N., Oka M. Indeterminate results of QuantiFERON TB-2G test performed in routine clinical practice. Eur Respir J 2009 Apr, 33(4):812-815.
34. Kobashi Y., Mouri K., Yagi S., Obase Y., Fukuda M., Miyashita N., et al. Usefulness of the QuantiFERON TB-2G test for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Intern Med 2008, 47:237-243.
35. Davidow A.L. Interferon-gamma release assay test characteristics depend upon the prevalence of active tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009 Nov, 13(11):1411-1415.
36. Kirby A. Improving evaluations of T-cell assays for diagnosing active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. J Infect 2010 Mar, 60(3):252-254.
37. Winqvist N., Björkman P., Norén A., Miörner H. Use of a T cell interferon gamma release assay in the investigation for suspected active tuberculosis in a low prevalence area. BMC Infect Dis 2009 Jul 3, 9:105.
38. Diel R., Loddenkemper R., Nienhaus A. Evidence-based comparison of commercial interferon-gamma release assays for detecting active TB: a metaanalysis. Chest 2010 Apr, 137(4):952-968.
39. Syed Ahamed Kabeer B., Raman B., Thomas A., Perumal V., Raja A. Role of QuantiFERON-TB gold, interferon gamma inducible protein-10 and tuberculin skin test in active tuberculosis diagnosis. PLoS One 2010 Feb 4, 5(2). e9051.
40. Goletti D., Carrara S., Vincenti D., Saltini C., Rizzi E.B., Schinina' V., et al. Accuracy of an immune diagnostic assay based on RD1 selected epitopes for active tuberculosis in a clinical setting: a pilot study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2006, 12:544-550.
41. Kang Y.A., Lee H.W., Hwang S.S., Um S.W., Han S.K., Shim Y.S., et al. Usefulness of whole-blood interferon-gamma assay and interferon-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot assay in the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis. Chest 2007 Sep, 132(3):959-965.
42. Nishimura T., Hasegawa N., Mori M., Takebayashi T., Harada N., Higuchi K., et al. Accuracy of an interferon-gamma release assay to detect active pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008, 12:269-274.