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To evaluate the diagnostic value of an interferon-gamma release assay T-SPOT.TB in tuberculosis of emergency patients.
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Clinical usefulness of T-SPOT.TB in the diagnosis tuberculosis in emergency patients
BMC Emergency Medicine volume 12, Article number: A7 (2012)
Methods
The emergency patients with suspected tuberculosis received T-SPOT.TB assay in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs).
Results
T-SPOT.TB assay, PPD, anti-TB antibody test, M tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction, acid-fast bacilli stain and cultures for M tuberculosis were positive in 96.8%(31/32), 43.7%(14/32), 21.8%(7/32), 15.6%(5/32), 13.0%(3/23) and 4.3%(1/23), respectively, of patients with active tuberculosis. The sensitivity and specificity of the T-SPOT.TB were 96.8% and 98.3%.
Conclusions
T-SPOT.TB assay is a rapid and high-sensitive tests for diagnosing tuberculosis in emergency patients.
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Xiao-min, H., Jian, L., Long, L. et al. Clinical usefulness of T-SPOT.TB in the diagnosis tuberculosis in emergency patients. BMC Emerg Med 12 (Suppl 1), A7 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-12-S1-A7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-12-S1-A7
Keywords
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tuberculosis
- Mononuclear Cell
- Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell
- Clinical Usefulness