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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2018

Quantitative Analysis of Gamma Interferon Release Assay Response in Children with Latent and Active Tuberculosis.

Giulia Lombardi, Roberta Petrucci, Ilaria Corsini, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Francesca Visciotti, Filippo Bernardi, Maria Paola Landini, Salvatore Cazzato, Paola Dal Monte

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giulia LombardiDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-Microbiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy g.lombardi@unibo.it.
Roberta PetrucciPaediatric Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Ilaria CorsiniUnit of Pediatric Emergency, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Letizia Bacchi ReggianiDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca VisciottiPaediatric Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Filippo BernardiUnit of Pediatric Emergency, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Paola LandiniDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-Microbiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Salvatore CazzatoPaediatric Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Paola Dal MonteDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-Microbiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection in children is still under debate because of concerns about the immature immune response in children. The aim of this study was to investigate quantitative values of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT) test, a commercially available IGRA, in a large cohort of children screened for TB infection. A retrospective analysis was conducted on samples from 517 children aged 0 to 14 years old at the Pediatric Unit of S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital of Bologna (Italy); quantitative responses to QFT-IT stimuli were analyzed according to diagnosis and age. Elevated IFN-γ values in the QFT-IT nil (background) tube were statistically associated with diagnosis of active TB. Quantitative IFN-γ response to

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AdolescentAge FactorsAntigens, BacterialBacteriological TechniquesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInterferon-gammaInterferon-gamma Release TestsItalyLatent TuberculosisMaleMitogensAntigens, BacterialInterferon-gammaMitogensMycobacterium tuberculosis antigensagechildrendiagnosisIFN-γQuantiFERON-TB In-Tubetuberculosis

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PMID29142046
PMCPMC5786731
OpenAlexW2770473778

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