Interferon-gamma assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection before using tumour necrosis factor-alpha blockers

Cobanoglu, N.; Ozcelik, U.; Kalyoncu, U.; Ozen, S.; Kiraz, S.; Gurcan, N.; Kaplan, M.; DOĞRU ERSÖZ, DENİZ; Yalcin, E.; Pekcan, S.; Kose, MEHMET; Topaloglu, Ft.; Besbas, N.; Bakkaloglu, A.; Kiper, N.

Interferon-gamma assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection before using tumour necrosis factor-alpha blockers

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Cobanoglu N., Ozcelik U., Kalyoncu U., Ozen S., Kiraz S., Gurcan N., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, vol.11, no.11, pp.1177-1182, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 11 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2007
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1177-1182
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Patients who receive tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blockers are mostly immunosuppressed. A study was performed to investigate whether an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) assay could rep-resent an alternative approach to the tuberculin skin test (TST) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in these patients.