| Literature DB >> 23175268 |
Claudia M Denkinger1, Madhukar Pai, Meena Patel, Dick Menzies.
Abstract
Few studies have correlated the results of interferon (gamma interferon) release assays (IGRAs) with known markers of tuberculosis (TB) treatment response. We report the results of serial QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube assay (QFT) testing on 149 patients with active tuberculosis and correlate the results with smear and culture conversion. We show that QFT results do not offer much value for treatment monitoring of TB disease.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23175268 PMCID: PMC3553895 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02278-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948