T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD!
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the utility of T-spot based Anti Tuberculosis therapy (ATT) in patients with Tuberculosis. Design of Study: Analytical Case Study. Setting: Department of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College (UMDC) and Meezan Laboratory, Faisalabad. Period: June, 2010 to De...
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Objective: To assess the utility of T-spot based Anti Tuberculosis therapy (ATT) in patients with Tuberculosis. Design of Study: Analytical Case Study. Setting: Department of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College (UMDC) and Meezan Laboratory, Faisalabad. Period: June, 2010 to December, 2010. Materials and Methods: All patients presenting to the Pathology Department at UMDC and Meezan Lab for T-spot testing were included in the study. A detailed history was taken and all cases were followed up. Results: Twenty patients presented for T-spot testing during the study period. Out of these 11(55%) were positive and 9 (45%) were negative. ATT was started in 10 out of the 11 positive patients. These patients were followed up and showed an improvement in their symptoms. Conclusions: T-spot test is a helpful tool for diagnosing the presence of TB infection. It has many advantages over Mantoux test especially in our setting where BCG vaccination is a major confounder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17a0d47ecfab49a1bdd52bcfeb848f652022-12-21T21:09:11ZengUniversity of FaisalabadJournal of University Medical & Dental College2221-78272310-55422020-02-0121T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD!Sadia Hameed0Saira Sajid1Professor of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College, FaisalabadAssistant Professor of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College, FaisalabadABSTRACT Objective: To assess the utility of T-spot based Anti Tuberculosis therapy (ATT) in patients with Tuberculosis. Design of Study: Analytical Case Study. Setting: Department of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College (UMDC) and Meezan Laboratory, Faisalabad. Period: June, 2010 to December, 2010. Materials and Methods: All patients presenting to the Pathology Department at UMDC and Meezan Lab for T-spot testing were included in the study. A detailed history was taken and all cases were followed up. Results: Twenty patients presented for T-spot testing during the study period. Out of these 11(55%) were positive and 9 (45%) were negative. ATT was started in 10 out of the 11 positive patients. These patients were followed up and showed an improvement in their symptoms. Conclusions: T-spot test is a helpful tool for diagnosing the presence of TB infection. It has many advantages over Mantoux test especially in our setting where BCG vaccination is a major confounder.http://jumdc.com/index.php/jumdc/article/view/366TuberculosisTBT-spotATT |
| spellingShingle | Sadia Hameed Saira Sajid T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! Journal of University Medical & Dental College Tuberculosis TB T-spot ATT |
| title | T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! |
| title_full | T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! |
| title_fullStr | T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! |
| title_full_unstemmed | T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! |
| title_short | T-SPOT: A STEP AHEAD! |
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| topic | Tuberculosis TB T-spot ATT |
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