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2019•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Evaluation of Standard E TB-Feron Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Workers

Oh Joo Kweon, Yong Kwan Lim, Hye Ryoun Kim, Tae‐Hyoung Kim, Mi‐Kyung Lee

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Abstract

The laboratory diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is mainly performed with interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs). We compared the performance of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based IGRA, the Standard E TB-Feron ELISA (TBF; SD Biosensor, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea), with that of a widely used assay, the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT-GIT; Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), in a population of 425 health care workers (HCWs).

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The laboratory diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is mainly performed with interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs). We compared the performance of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based IGRA, the Standard E TB-Feron ELISA (TBF; SD Biosensor, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea), with that of a widely used assay, the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT-GIT; Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), in a population of 425 health care workers (HCWs).

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The laboratory diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is mainly performed with interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs). We compared the performance of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based IGRA, the Standard E TB-Feron ELISA (TBF; SD Biosensor, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea), with that of a widely used assay, the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay (QFT-GIT; Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), in a population of 425 health care workers (HCWs).

Key concepts: Latent tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Medicine, Interferon gamma release assay, Gold standard (test), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Interferon γ, Tuberculosis diagnosis

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