Risk Assessment of Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients A TBNET Study

Sester, Martina; van Leth, Frank; Bruchfeld, Judith; Bumbacea, Dragos; Cirillo, Daniela; Dilektasli, Asli; Dominguez, Jose; Duarte, Raquel; Ernst, Martin; Eyuboglu, Fusun; Gerogianni, Irini; Girardi, Enrico; Goletti, Delia; Janssens, Jean-Paul; Julander, Inger; Lange, Bent; Latorre, Irene; Losi, Monica; Markova, Roumiana; Matteelli, Alberto; Milburn, Heather; Ravn, Pernille; Scholman, Theresia; Soccal, Paola; Straub, Marina; Wagner, Dirk; Wolf, Timo; Yalcin, Aslihan; Lange, Christoph

doi:10.1164/rccm.201405-0967oc

Risk Assessment of Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients A TBNET Study

Sester M., van Leth F., Bruchfeld J., Bumbacea D., Cirillo D. M., Dilektasli A. G., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, cilt.190, sa.10, ss.1168-1176, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 190 Sayı: 10
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1164/rccm.201405-0967oc
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1168-1176
Anahtar Kelimeler: interferon-gamma release assays, immunocompromised, TBNET, tuberculin-skin test, tuberculosis, GAMMA RELEASE ASSAYS, QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD, LATENT MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, LONG-TERM INCIDENCE, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS, SKIN-TEST, INFECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AGREEMENT
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rationale: In the absence of active tuberculosis, a positive tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) result defines latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, although test results may vary depending on immunodeficiency.