Interferon-gamma release assay has poor diagnostic accuracy in differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease in tuberculosis endemic areas

Interferon-gamma release assay has poor diagnostic accuracy in differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease in tuberculosis endemic areas

Background/Aims Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) and Crohn’s disease (CD) frequently present with a diagnostic dilemma because of similar presentation. Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has been used in differentiating ITB from CD, but with sparse reports on its diagnostic accuracy in tuberculosis...

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Main Authors: Karan Sachdeva, Peeyush Kumar, Bhaskar Kante, Sudheer K. Vuyyuru, Srikant Mohta, Mukesh K. Ranjan, Mukesh K. Singh, Mahak Verma, Govind Makharia, Saurabh Kedia, Vineet Ahuja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2023-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
intestinal tuberculosis
crohn disease
interferon-gamma release tests
tuberculin skin test
Online Access:http://irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2022-00010.pdf

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