From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus)
It is estimated that one third of the world’s population have latent tuberculosis infection and that this is a significant reservoir for future tuberculosis cases. Most cases occur within two years following initial infection. The identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infe...
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| author | Dagmara I. Borkowska Agnieszka M. Napiórkowska Sylwia A. Brzezińska Monika Kozińska Anna T. Zabost Ewa M. Augustynowicz-Kopeć |
| author_facet | Dagmara I. Borkowska Agnieszka M. Napiórkowska Sylwia A. Brzezińska Monika Kozińska Anna T. Zabost Ewa M. Augustynowicz-Kopeć |
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| description | It is estimated that one third of the world’s population have latent tuberculosis infection and that this is a significant reservoir for future tuberculosis cases. Most cases occur within two years following initial infection. The identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection is difficult due to the lack of an ideal diagnostic assay and incomplete understanding of latent infection. Currently, there are three tests: the oldest tuberculin skin test, T-SPOT.TB and the latest QuantiFERON-Plus for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infec­tion. The interpretation of the test results must be used in the conjunction with a patient’s epidemiological history, risk assessment, current clinical status, radiography and microbiological methods to ensure accurate diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02d310b4fa1c487db486f2a35b7e32682022-12-22T01:31:10ZengSciendoPolish Journal of Microbiology1733-13312544-46462017-03-0166110.5604/17331331.1234987From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus)Dagmara I. Borkowska0Agnieszka M. Napiórkowska1Sylwia A. Brzezińska2Monika Kozińska3Anna T. Zabost4Ewa M. Augustynowicz-Kopeć5National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandNational Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandNational Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandNational Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandNational Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandNational Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Warsaw, PolandIt is estimated that one third of the world’s population have latent tuberculosis infection and that this is a significant reservoir for future tuberculosis cases. Most cases occur within two years following initial infection. The identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection is difficult due to the lack of an ideal diagnostic assay and incomplete understanding of latent infection. Currently, there are three tests: the oldest tuberculin skin test, T-SPOT.TB and the latest QuantiFERON-Plus for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infec­tion. The interpretation of the test results must be used in the conjunction with a patient’s epidemiological history, risk assessment, current clinical status, radiography and microbiological methods to ensure accurate diagnosis.https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/polish_journal_of_microbiology/66/1/pdf/10.5604_17331331.1234987.pdfMycobacterium tuberculosisinterferon-gamma release assayslatent tuberculosis infectiontuberculin skin testtuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Dagmara I. Borkowska Agnieszka M. Napiórkowska Sylwia A. Brzezińska Monika Kozińska Anna T. Zabost Ewa M. Augustynowicz-Kopeć From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) Polish Journal of Microbiology Mycobacterium tuberculosis interferon-gamma release assays latent tuberculosis infection tuberculin skin test tuberculosis |
| title | From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) |
| title_full | From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) |
| title_fullStr | From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) |
| title_short | From Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Tuberculosis. News in Diagnosticsb (QuantiFERON-Plus) |
| title_sort | from latent tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis news in diagnosticsb quantiferon plus |
| topic | Mycobacterium tuberculosis interferon-gamma release assays latent tuberculosis infection tuberculin skin test tuberculosis |
| url | https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/polish_journal_of_microbiology/66/1/pdf/10.5604_17331331.1234987.pdf |
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