Background: The utility of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) has been assessed in adults, but remains unclear in children. We reviewed the literature on the use of a commercial IGRA in ...

Introduction In Hong Kong, tuberculin skin test (TST) with a 15 mm cut-off was used at 0 and 3 months for contact screening, but half of future tuberculosis cases might be missed. Follow-on interferon ...

Among hospital employees who underwent serial interferon-γ release assay testing ... significance of conversions with low-positive IGRA results has been problematic. Researchers recently ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises the test as the “only” enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT)-based interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), notable for its cell number ...

The study highlights QIAGEN’s continued leadership in TB infection screening, centered on QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test, an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). The test is unique to the ...

Qiagen currently markets the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test, an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for TB. The new campaign will put a "special focus" on IGRA, the U.S.-European firm said in a ...

Two types of screening tests for LTBI are available in the U.S. -- the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). The systematic review showed that pooled estimates ...

The latest guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) highlight testing for TB with modern interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs ... AAP’s previous IGRA recommendations and ...

"Current tests of TB infection use either a skin test or a blood test, called an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) to detect an immune response to the infection. However, these tests cannot ...

It amalgamates the cost-effectiveness and simplicity of a skin test with the accuracy of the traditional but high-cost lab-based test known as the interferon gamma release assay (IGRA).

(REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO) The Cy-Tb test combines the accuracy of the interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) test with the ease of use of a tuberculin skin test (TST). The Cy-Tb test has been ...

A special focus will be on the new Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) requirements and the associated benefits for patients and healthcare providers. This collaboration follows the U.S. Centers for ...