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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2020

Performance Evaluation of a New Automated Chemiluminescent Immunoanalyzer-Based Interferon-Gamma Releasing Assay AdvanSure I3 in Comparison With the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay.

Jin Ju Kim, Younhee Park, Dasom Choi, Hyon Suk Kim

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Diagnostic Performance of New Commercial Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jin Ju KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9166-1848
Younhee ParkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-1495
Dasom ChoiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-8064
Hyon Suk KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimhs54@yuhs.ac.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5662-7740
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) releasing assay (IGRA) is widely used for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis. We evaluated the analytical performance of a new automated chemiluminescent immunoanalyzer-based IGRA (CLIA-IGRA), AdvanSure I3 (LG Life Sciences, Seoul, Korea) and compared it with that of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay.

methodsRepeatability and reproducibility were evaluated at four levels. Detection capability, including limit of blank (LoB), limit of detection (LoD), and limit of quantification (LoQ), was evaluated using IFN-γ standard material (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control code: 87/586). Agreement between the results of two assays was evaluated using 341 blood samples from healthcare workers and patients at a tertiary care hospital. To determine the cut-off value of CLIA-IGRA for diagnosing LTBI, the ROC curve was analyzed.

resultsRepeatability and reproducibility were 4.86-7.00% and 6.36-7.88% CV, respectively. LoB, LoD, and LoQ were 0.022, 0.077, and 0.249 IU/mL, respectively. IFN-γ values between CLIA-IGRA and QFT-GIT showed a strong correlation within the analytical measurable range of both assays, especially when the value was low. Qualitative comparison of the two assays yielded a 99.1% overall agreement (kappa coefficient=0.98). A cut-off value of 0.35 IU/mL was appropriate for diagnosing LTBI.

conclusionsCLIA-IGRA is a reliable assay for LTBI diagnosis, with performance similar to that of QFT-GIT.

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Area Under CurveAutomationHumansImmunoassayInterferon-gammaInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisLimit of DetectionLuminescent MeasurementsReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsRepublic of KoreaROC CurveTertiary Care CentersInterferon-gammaReagent Kits, DiagnosticChemiluminescent immunoanalyzerInterferon-γ releasing assayLatent tuberculosis infectionPerformanceQuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube

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