International Congress Munich 2014


Future frontiers in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Oral Presentation
Chairs: D. Goletti (Rome, Italy), M. Sester (Homburg, Germany)
An mRNA based IP-10 release assay for LTBI combining RT-qPCR and dried blood spots
T. Blauenfeldt, J. Bonde, S. Graff, N. Seersholm, C. Lange, J. Heyckendorf, M. Ruhwald (Copenhagen, Denmark; Borstel, Germany)
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Unique cytokine profiles of CD4+T cell to Acr, HBHA and MDP-1 antigens in different clinical stage of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Y. Yamashita, T. Tanaka, T. Oe, K. Kawakami, M. Oka, S. Matsumoto, K. Terahara, Y. Tsunetsugu-Yokota, K. Morimoto, K. Ariyoshi (Nagasaki, Miyaki, Kawatana, Kyoto, Niigata, Tokyo, Japan)
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Functional and memory status of M. tuberculosis specific T-cells in HIV-infected patients naïve to antiretroviral treatment
T. Chiacchio, E. Petruccioli, V. Vanini, G. Cuzzi, C. Pinnetti, A. Sampaolesi, D. Goletti (Rome, Italy)
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Combined phenotypical and functional analysis of M. tuberculosis specific immunity for diagnosing active infection and risk assessment in latently infected individuals
J. Dirks, M. Fousse, U. Sester, M. Sester (Homburg (Saar), Germany)
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Additional analysis of antigen-specific Interleukin-2 release does not improve the performance of IGRAs for the differentiation of different states of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
D. Chesov, C. Lange, F. Daduna, V. Crudu, R. Preyer, M. Ernst, B. Kalsdorf (Chisinau, Republic Of Moldova; Borstel, Straßberg, Germany)
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