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 ...

Interferon gamma release assay should be preferred over tuberculin skin test, where available. Hepatitis B (HBV) antiviral treatment should be guided by HBV status defined prior to starting ...

This study assessed the prevalence of LTBI in PLWH using the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) and the impact of the 3HP regimen (isoniazid [INH]/rifapentine [RPT]) as prophylactic treatment.

AFC Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG – Get Free Report) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 14th. Analysts expect AFC Gamma to post earnings of $0 ...

aSheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR), School of Medicine & Population Health, University of Sheffield, UK bThe Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, ...

National screening guidelines have been revised but cost-effectiveness analyses are hampered by the lack of data on the comparative performance of tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and interferon γ release ...

1. Feng Y, Diao N, Shao L, Wu J, Zhang S, Jin J, et al. Interferon-gamma release assay performance in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One. 2012;7:e32652. 2. Taki-Eddin L, Monem F.