Characterization of QuantiFERON-TB-Plus results in latent tuberculosis infected patients with or without immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

•IFN-γ response to QFT-P is lower in IMID-LTBI compared to LTBI without IMID.•IMID status does not impact the ability to respond simultaneously to TB1 and TB2.•Similar proportion of discordant TB1 and TB2 results in IMID-LTBI and LTBI.•IMID-LTBI patients have a high probability to have QFT-P results...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 2019-07, Vol.79 (1), p.15-23
Hauptverfasser:	Chiacchio, Teresa, Petruccioli, Elisa, Vanini, Valentina, Cuzzi, Gilda, Massafra, Umberto, Baldi, Gianpiero, Navarra, Assunta, Scrivo, Rossana, Mastroianni, Claudio, Sauzullo, Ilaria, Esposito, Carmela, Palmieri, Fabrizio, Cantini, Fabrizio, Goletti, Delia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-TNFα Biological therapy IGRA IMID LTBI QuantiFERON-TB-Plus Tuberculosis
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