Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of QuantiFERON‐TB Gold Plus and T‐SPOT.TB in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in febrile patients
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DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12477
Abstract: This study aimed to compare the accuracy of QuantiFERON‐TB Gold Plus (QFT‐Plus) and T‐SPOT.TB for diagnosing active tuberculosis (ATB) in febrile patients, to explore influencing factors of positive results and to verify the potential value… read more here.
Keywords: plus spot; accuracy quantiferon; tuberculosis; gold plus ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Fully Automated Chemiluminescence Analyzer Liaison XL for the Performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Assay in an Area with a Low Incidence of Tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00603-21
Abstract: Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is considered key in the control of tuberculosis. Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays, such as the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test (QFT-Plus), are now widely implemented for the in vitro… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; gold plus; tuberculosis; quantiferon gold ... See more keywords
FRI0033 QUANTIFERON GOLD-PLUS AND TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST REACTIVITY PREDICTORS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.5247
Abstract: Background: RA patients have high latent tuberculosis(LTBI)prevalence(20-37%)1. In Mexico,ranges from 21.7% to 31.3% using tuberculin skin test (TST)2. The methods to detect LTBI are TST and IGRAs. QuantiFERON Gold-Plus (QTF-Plus)uses an antigen tube (TB1) that… read more here.
Keywords: qtf plus; tst; test; gold plus ... See more keywords
Discovery and Optimization of Neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Using ALTHEA Gold Plus Libraries™
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054609
Abstract: We recently reported the isolation and characterization of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from a phage display library built with the VH repertoire of a convalescent COVID-19 patient, paired with four naïve synthetic VL libraries. One of the… read more here.
Keywords: gold plus; althea gold; cov antibodies; sars cov ... See more keywords
In Patients with Severe COVID-19, the Profound Decrease in the Peripheral Blood T-Cell Subsets Is Correlated with an Increase of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Indeterminate Rates and Reflecting a Reduced Interferon-Gamma Production
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DOI: 10.3390/life12020244
Abstract: Increased rates of indeterminate QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Assay (QFT-Plus) were demonstrated in patients hospitalized with Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19. We aimed to define the prevalence and characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with indeterminate QFT-Plus. A retrospective… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; severe covid; gold plus; qft plus ... See more keywords