The Value of the Second QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus Antigen Tube at Diagnosis and at Treatment Completion in Spanish Children With Tuberculosis

We studied 295 children (tuberculosis disease, n = 159; latent tuberculosis infection, n = 136) with positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus assay results. No significant differences between first and second antigen tube interferon-gamma responses were detected, irrespective of patient and disease charact...

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Autores: Soler-Garcia A, Gamell A, Monsonís M, Korta-Murua JJ, Espiau M, Rincón-López E, Rodríguez-Molino P, Pérez-Porcuna T, Bustillo-Alonso M, Santiago B, Tebruegge M, Noguera-Julian A
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositorio:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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Palabra clave:CD8 T-cell
interferon-gamma release assay
latent tuberculosis
treatment monitoring
tuberculosis
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Sumario:We studied 295 children (tuberculosis disease, n = 159; latent tuberculosis infection, n = 136) with positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus assay results. No significant differences between first and second antigen tube interferon-gamma responses were detected, irrespective of patient and disease characteristics at diagnosis. Of patients with a repeat assay after treatment completion (n = 65), only 16.9% converted to negative results.