Interferon-gamma release assay sensitivity in children younger than 5 years is insufficient to replace the use of tuberculin skin test in western countries

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1291-1293

  Chiappini, Elena ^a   Bonsignori, Francesca ^a   Mazzantini, Rachele ^a   Sollai, Sara ^a   Venturini, Elisabetta ^a   Mangone, Giusi ^a   Cortimiglia, Martina ^a   Olivito, Biagio ^a   Azzari, Chiara ^a   Galli, Luisa ^a   Martino, Maurizio De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Elispot; Interferon gamma release assay; Quantiferon gold in tube; T SPOT.TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84926137304     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000432     Document Type: Article

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