QuantiFERON-TB reversion in children and adolescents with tuberculosis

QuantiFERON-TB reversion in children and adolescents with tuberculosis

We analyzed 136 children with tuberculosis disease or infection and a positive QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) assay, followed-up for a median of 21 months (0.4-11years). QFT reversed in 16.9% of cases, with significant decreases in TB1 (-1.72 vs. -0.03 IU/ml, p=0.001) and TB2 (-1.65 vs. -0.43 IU/ml, p=0.005)...

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Main Authors: Paula Rodríguez-Molino, Araceli González Sánchez, Antoni Noguera-Julián, Aleix Soler-García, Patricia Martínez Paz, Ana Méndez-Echevarría, Fernando Baquero-Artigao, Miguel González Muñoz, María Jesús Ruíz-Serrano, Manuel Monsonís, Rocío Sánchez León, Jesús Saavedra-Lozano, Begoña Santiago-García, Talía Sainz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
QuantiFERON-TB
reversion rate
tuberculosis
children
adolescents
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1310472/full

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