Interferon Gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection in HIV-Infected Individuals in a Low TB Burden Country

Clíona Ní Cheallaigh; Ian Fitzgerald; Jacinta Grace; Gurmit Jagjit Singh; Nahla El-Eraki; Noel Gibbons; Joseph Keane; Thomas R. Rogers; Susan Clarke; Colm Bergin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053330

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Interferon Gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection in HIV-Infected Individuals in a Low TB Burden Country

Clíona Ní Cheallaigh ,

* E-mail: nicheacm@tcd.ie (CNC); cbergin@stjames.ie (CB)

Affiliations Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Ian Fitzgerald,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Jacinta Grace,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Gurmit Jagjit Singh,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Nahla El-Eraki,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Noel Gibbons,

Affiliation Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Joseph Keane,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Thomas R. Rogers,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Susan Clarke,

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Colm Bergin

* E-mail: nicheacm@tcd.ie (CNC); cbergin@stjames.ie (CB)

Affiliation Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Interferon Gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection in HIV-Infected Individuals in a Low TB Burden Country

Clíona Ní Cheallaigh,
Ian Fitzgerald,
Jacinta Grace,
Gurmit Jagjit Singh,
Nahla El-Eraki,
Noel Gibbons,
Joseph Keane,
Thomas R. Rogers,
Susan Clarke,
Colm Bergin

Published: January 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053330

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What test do you use to diagnose LTBI in HIV+ patients? Posted by clionani on 14 Feb 2013 at 08:50 GMT

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