Effect of pregnancy on interferon gamma release-assay and tuberculin skin test detection of latent TB infection among HIV-infected women in a high burden setting

BACKGROUND:Peripartum immunologic changes may affect latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnostic performance among HIV-infected women. METHODS:HIV-infected women were serially-tested with tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) (QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-tube [QFT]) in pregnancy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2017-05, Vol.75 (1), p.128-136
Hauptverfasser:	LaCourse, Sylvia M, Cranmer, Lisa M, Matemo, Daniel, Kinuthia, John, Richardson, Barbra A, Horne, David J, John-Stewart, Grace
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS/HIV Antiviral agents CD4 antigen Conversion Diagnostic systems Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods Effects Female Gamma rays HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - immunology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Incidence Infections Interferon Interferon-gamma Release Tests - methods Kenya Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - immunology Peripartum Period Postpartum Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - immunology Prospective Studies Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Skin tests Tuberculin Tuberculin Test - methods Tuberculosis Women Young Adult
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