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Which TB Test Before Starting Anti-TNF Therapy?

Hsia and colleagues compared IGRA testing (QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT-GIT; Cellestis, Inc.; Valencia, California) and TST testing (Mantoux) in 2282 patients enrolled in multinational phase 3 trials of ...
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Questionable Effectiveness of the QuantiFERON‐TB Gold Test (Cellestis) as a Screening Tool in Healthcare Workers

Sumanth Gandra , MD, MPH, William S. Scott , MD, MPH, Vijaya Somaraju , MD, MPH, Huaping Wang , PhD, Suzanne Wilton , APN, CNP and Michelle Feigenbaum , RN Objective ...
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New easy-to-use TB test achieves accuracy comparable to IGRAs in Phase III trials

ATS 2016, SAN FRANCISCO - A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 ...
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CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for Testing for Tuberculosis Infection

June 30, 2010 — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued updated guidelines for testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in adults and children using interferon ...
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Updated Guidelines for Using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection — United States, 2010

In 2005, CDC published guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT-G) (Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia) (CDC. Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for ...