Comparison of the change in QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube results after preventive therapy for latent tuberculosis infection.

Ock-Hwa KimKyung-Wook JoShinhee ParkYong-Ha JoMi-Na KimHeungsup SungTae Sun Shim

Published in: PloS one (2020)

The change in interferon-γ levels before and after LTBI treatment measured using the QFT-Plus assay showed a similar trend to that of the QFT-GIT assay. Considering that the QFT-GIT assay is not a useful biomarker of LTBI treatment response, QFT-Plus also appears not to be useful for this purpose.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
high throughput
dendritic cells
emergency department
hiv aids
replacement therapy
hiv infected