Tuberculosis

New Findings from A.T. Cruz and Co-Researchers in the Area of Tuberculosis Described

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 13th, 2011

2011 MAR 13 -- "Interferon-gamma-release assays (IGRAs) have been developed for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection, but few data are available for children. There currently is no reference standard for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection," scientists writing in the journal Pediatrics report.

"To compare the performance of 1 IGRA, the T-SPOT.TB assay with the tuberculin skin test (TST) in children with different epidemiologic risk factors for tuberculosis. We conducted a prospective study of 210 patients referred to 3 pediatric tuberculosis clinics, including those with no risk factors for tuberculosis (low risk, n = 27), risk factors but no...

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