Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs but can spread to other organs. We got in ...

In high-income western countries, interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) have largely replaced the classic tuberculin skin test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB). They appear promising for ...

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the usefulness of the interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs): QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (TB) Gold-In-Tube test (QFG) and T-SPOT.TB for the diagnosis of ...

ALL TB TESTING (skin, blood, Chest X-Ray) MUST BE PERFORMED IN THE U.S. If no history of positive Tb skin test, two separate skin tests or one IGRA blood test (Quantiferon/T-Spot) performed in the U.S ...

As well as poaching, habitat loss and climate change, they are also threatened with bovine tuberculosis (bTB ... gamma release assay (IGRA), a blood test initially developed to diagnose bTB ...

Mantoux test which is a form of skin prick test can be used to detect people exposed to tuberculosis infection. IGRA (tb gold) is another test which is and in vitro test that can be used to detect ...