Comparison of tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON (R)-TB Gold In-Tube for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Uzunhan O., Torun S., Somer A., Salman N., Koksalan K.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.57, sa.5, ss.893-896, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ped.12659
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.893-896
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: child, QuantiFERON-Gold In-Tube, tuberculin skin test, tuberculosis, INFECTION, ASSAYS, CHILDREN, GAMMA
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is an important worldwide ongoing health issue. To be able to control TB, one should not only cure active TB but also identify childhood TB patients who have the possibility to develop active disease in the future. The aim of this study was to compare a century-old tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) test, developed as an alternative to TST and which has been claimed to be superior to TST in several ways, in the diagnosis of childhood TB.