J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland), C. Jafari (Hamburg, Germany)
Impact of the quantiFERON-TB GOLD in-tube test in contact tracing among immigrants from high prevalence countries
M. Losi, R. Cagarelli, G. Ferrara, S. Roversi, F. Luppi, R. D‘Amico, S. Cerri, P. Roversi, P. Spagnolo, F. Rumpianesi, M. Meacci, B. Meccugni, L. Fabbri, L. Richeldi (Modena, Perugia, Italy)
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Impact of the quantiFERON-TB and T-SPOT.TB tests in contact tracing among patients with chronic renal failure
M. Losi, F. Luppi, L. Gardenghi, S. Cerri, P. Roversi, M. Meacci, B. Meccugni, F. Rumpianesi, L. Fabbri, L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
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Comparison between quantiFERON-TB gold and tuberculin skin testing for the detection of tuberculosis infection among BCG vaccinated schoolers at risk for tuberculosis exposure
O. Arghir, E. Dantes, E. Vasiliu, G. Voicu, M. Talmacel Ghelberg (Constanta, Romania)
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The quantiferon testing and the diagnosis of tuberculosis
C. Archip, D. Diculencu, D. Constantinescu, A. Ignat (Iasi, Romania)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Mazovia Region in Poland – population study using interferon – gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test
K. Lewandowska, U. Demkow, M. Filewska, M. Korzeniewska-Kosela, P. Sapigorski, J. Kus (Warsaw, Poland)
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Use of quantiFERON-TB goldÔ blood test as first step for immigrant tuberculosis screening in a UK city
A. Hardy, R. Varma, S. Moffitt, T. Collyns, J. P. Watson, R. Booth, C. Mullarky (Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
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The role of QuantiFERON-TB gold test in diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis
O. A. Caliman-Sturdza (Suceava, Romania)
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Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) in BCG vaccinated Greek army recruits reveals that most positive tuberculin skin tests (TST) are due to BCG and not to latent tb infection
S. Katsenos, M. Nikolopoulou, I. Margelis, K. Gartzonika, A. Mavridis, S. Constantopoulos, G. Daskalopoulos (Ioannina, Greece)
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A screening for latent tuberculosis infection among candidates to anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents using a whole blood interferon-gamma test
G. Ferrara, M. Cicoletti, A. Galullo, C. Sabatini, I. Leli, P. Bruni, R. Mazzolla, M. Papini, S. Coaccioli, L. Casali (Terni, Perugia, Italy)
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Response to M. tuberculosis selected RD1 peptides in Ugandan HIV-infected patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis
D. Goletti, S. Carrara, H. Mayanja-Kizza, J. Baseke, M. Mugerwa, E. Girardi, Z. Toossi (Rome, Italy; Cleveland, OH, United States Of America; Kampala, Uganda)
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Support of ex vivo IFN-gamma release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in HIV/AIDS patients
R. Markova, Y. Todorova, R. Drenska, I. Elenkov, D. Stefanova, B. Petrunov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
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Clinical utility of T-cell-based assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki, Japan)
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Indeterminate results of quantiFERON TB-2G test performed in routine clinical practice
Y. Kobashi, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka (Kurashiki, Japan)
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Indeterminate results of the quantiFERON®TB gold (QFT) in hospitalized patients at risk for MTB infection/disease
J. Summersgill, L. Schindler, K. Campbell, J. Ramirez (Louisville, KY, United States Of America)
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Radiological findings of inactive tuberculosis do not correlate with M. tuberculosis-specific T-cell immunity in high-risk patients
F. Luppi, P. Torricelli, P. Roversi, F. Fiocchi, A. Ferrari, M. Luppi, R. D‘Amico, M. Losi, M. Meacci, B. Maccugni, F. Rumpianesi, L. Fabbri, L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
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Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) by quantiFERON®-TB gold test – QFT in homeless people in Poland
K. Kruczak, M. Sanak, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka (Cracow, Poland)
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Performance outcomes of standardized antigen-driven IFN-g release assays for the diagnosis of active TB in a high burden setting
K. Dheda, R. van Zyl-Smit, R. Meldau, A. Whitelaw, D. Singaga, H. Chordnum, M. Isaacs, S. Isaacs, J. Huggett, R. Dawson, E. Bateman, A. Zumla (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom)
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The sensitivity and specificity of quantiFERON-TB gold in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients
O. A. Caliman-Sturdza, N. C. Bilha (Suceava, Romania)
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Comparision of a T-cell-based assay with tuberculin skin test in patients with latent and active tuberculosis
A. Gorek Dilektasli, E. Erdem, I. Budakoglu, F. O. Eyuboglu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Frequency of discordant results in interferon-γ release assay serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers
F. C. Ringshausen, S. Schloesser, A. Schablon, A. Nienhaus, G. Schultze-Werninghaus, G. Rohde (Bochum, Hamburg, Germany)
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