Interferon Gamma Release Assays in Patients with Respiratory Isolates of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria – a Preliminary Study
EWA AUGUSTYNOWICZ-KOPEĆ/ IZABELA SIEMION-SZCZEŚNIAK/ ANNA ZABOST/ DOROTA WYROSTKIEWICZ/ DOROTA FILIPCZAK/ KARINA ONISZH/ DARIUSZ GAWRYLUK/ ELŻBIETA RADZIKOWSKA/ DAMIAN KORZYBSKI/ MONIKA SZTURMOWICZ
Abstract Interferon gamma releasing assays (IGRAs) are extensively used in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infections. Comparing to tuberculin skin test (TST) they lack false positive results in the populations vaccinated with BCG, and in most non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. Nevertheless, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium marinum, and Mycobacterium szulgai may induce positive IGRAs due to RD1 homology with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of the study was to investigat(..)
DOI: 10.21307/pjm-2019-002
Published Online: 31-December-2018
