KMID : 0984720080400060305
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Infection and Chemotherapy 2008 Volume.40 No. 6 p.305 ~ p.310
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Utility of QuantiFERON-TB In-Tube Test for Differentiating Active Tuberculosis from Latent Tuberculosis Infection in an Intermediate Burden Country
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Choi Suk Hoon
Kim Chang-Oh Song Young-Goo Kim Myung-Soo Lee Han-Sung Choi Hee-Kyung Han Sang-Hoon Jeong Su-Jin Kim June-Myung Chin Bum Sik Choi Jun-Yong
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Abstract
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Background:The aim of the present study was to assess the contribution of a QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-IT) in differentiating active tuberculosis (TB) from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) by quantifying interferon-¥ã levels.
Materials and Methods:We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 314 patients older than 15 years who had performed QFT-IT between July 2006 and August 2007 at a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Results:Subjects with active TB (n=81, culture confirmed active TB in 40 subjects) and LTBI (n=76) were included. Mean¡¾SD IFN-¥ã levels were 4.96¡¾3.98 IU/mL (range -0.08-10) for all subjects with active TB, 4.54¡¾4.05 IU/mL (range -0.08-10) for culture confirmed active TB, and 4.11¡¾3.57 IU/mL (range 0.35-10) for subjects with LTBI. The quantitative results of QFT-IT on IFN-¥ã levels between all the subjects with active TB and those with LTBI were not statistically significant (P=0.16). The result was similar when compared between those with culture confirmed active TB and those with LTBI, showing little statistical significance (P=0.554).
Conclusion:The production of IFN-¥ã measured by QFT-IT showed no correlation between its level and the activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. These results suggest that measuring IFN-¥ã using QFT-IT might not be useful for distinguishing active TB from LTBI.
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KEYWORD
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Tuberculosis, Latent tuberculosis, Interferon-¥ã
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