Comparison of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube interferon-γ release assays: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Advances in medical sciences Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 437 - 443
• Main Authors: Pourakbari, Babak, Mamishi, Setareh, Benvari, Sepideh, Mahmoudi, Shima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Diagnostic accuracy; Humans; IFN-γ release assays; Interferon-gamma Release Tests - methods; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics; QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus; QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus; Diagnostic accuracy; IFN-γ release assays

QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a new generation of QuantiFERON assay that differs from QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT). The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the new FDA-approved QFT-Plus interferon (IFN)-γ release assays (IGRAs) with the QFT-GIT version of this...