The QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay was used to measure interferon gamma levels in plasma from 4 patients with presumed tuberculosis-related uveitis before, during, and after antitubercular therapy. After treatment, all patients showed clinical improvement. The concentrations showed a reversion to an absence of interferon gamma in one case, decreased in two cases, and remained stable in one case. These results suggest that the QuantiFERON assay may be useful for tuberculosis-related uveitis diagnosis and follow-up.
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Assay on Plasma for Confirmation of Presumed Tuberculosis-Related Uveitis / Zanetti, Stefania Anna Lucia; Bua, Alessandra; Molicotti, Paola; Maiore, Irene; Pinna, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0095-1137. - 54:8(2016), pp. 2175-2177. [doi:10.1128/JCM.00848-16]
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Assay on Plasma for Confirmation of Presumed Tuberculosis-Related Uveitis.
ZANETTI, Stefania Anna Lucia;BUA, Alessandra;MOLICOTTI, Paola;MAIORE, Irene;PINNA, Antonio
2016-01-01
Abstract
The QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay was used to measure interferon gamma levels in plasma from 4 patients with presumed tuberculosis-related uveitis before, during, and after antitubercular therapy. After treatment, all patients showed clinical improvement. The concentrations showed a reversion to an absence of interferon gamma in one case, decreased in two cases, and remained stable in one case. These results suggest that the QuantiFERON assay may be useful for tuberculosis-related uveitis diagnosis and follow-up.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
