IL-1RA in the supernatant of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus is useful for discriminating active tuberculosis from latent infection
Shunsuke Akashi, Maho Suzukawa, Keita Takeda, Isao Asari, Masahiro Kawashima, Nobuharu Ohshima, Eri Inoue, Ryota Sato, Masahiro Shimada, Junko Suzuki, Akira Yamane, Atsuhisa Tamura, Ken Ohta, Shigeto Tohma, Katsuji Teruya, Hideaki Nagai
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTuberculosisLatent tuberculosisReceiver operating characteristicImmunologyGold standard (test)QuantiFERONInternal medicineGastroenterologyMycobacterium tuberculosisPathologyTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis