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The sensitivity of interferon-gamma release assays is not compromised in tuberculosis patients with diabetes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21219678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
DESIGN: the sensitivity of the IGRAs QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT-G) and T-SPOT®.TB was evaluated among specimens from newly diagnosed adults with microbiologically confirmed TB with and without diabetes. We also evaluated the association between QFT-G results and diabetes-associated conditions (dyslipidemia, obesity).
RESULTS: QFT-G sensitivity was 70% among TB patients. Patients with diabetes, chronic hyperglycemia or overweight/obesity were more than twice as likely to have positive test results in multivariate models (P < 0.05). Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or high triglycerides were not associated with assay results. In a separate group of TB patients (n = 43), T-SPOT.TB was 93% sensitive, with similar performance in patients with and without diabetes.
CONCLUSION: IGRA sensitivity is not compromised by diabetes in TB patients. Accordingly, IGRAs may also be suitable for diagnosing TB infection in diabetes patients, which is required to assess TB risk.
Authors:
M C Walsh; A J Camerlin; R Miles; P Pino; P Martinez; F Mora-Guzmán; J G Crespo-Solis; S P Fisher-Hoch; J B McCormick; B I Restrepo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1815-7920     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-11     Completed Date:  2011-04-22     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9706389     Medline TA:  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-84, i-iii     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health in Brownsville, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Brownsville, Texas, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Chi-Square Distribution
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / immunology*
Dyslipidemias / immunology
Female
Humans
Interferon-gamma / metabolism*
Logistic Models
Lymphocytes / immunology,  microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology*
Obesity / immunology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis / diagnosis*,  immunology,  microbiology
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 R21 AI064297-01-A1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; 1U54RR023417-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P20 MD000170-04/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; P20 MD000170-04/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; R21 AI064297-01A1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma
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