#updated preliminary data presented at the Second Global Symposium on IGRAs. Daley C. Evaluation of interferon-g release assays in the diagnosis of latent TB infection in US healthcare workers: prelim
aData are number of patients (percent) unless otherwise indicated.bComparison of characteristics of patients with and without TB.cChest radiographs available for 418 patients.
NOTE. Clinical diagnosis, Categorization of patients and controls as describe in methods; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; Sensitivity, TP/(TP+ FN) x 100, where T is tru
Challenges in diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) contribute to a diagnostic gap. Design-locked Targeted Sequencing (TS) assays have the potential to improve DR-TB diagnosis and management.
