dc.contributor |
Universitat de Barcelona |
dc.contributor.author |
Santín Cerezales, Miguel |
dc.contributor.author |
Muñoz, Laura |
dc.contributor.author |
Rigau, David |
dc.date |
2014-04-08T07:48:06Z |
dc.date |
2014-04-08T07:48:06Z |
dc.date |
2012-03-05 |
dc.date |
2014-04-08T07:48:07Z |
dc.identifier.citation |
1932-6203 |
dc.identifier.citation |
637155 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2445/53326 |
dc.format |
15 p. |
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application/pdf |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.publisher |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
dc.relation |
Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032482 |
dc.relation |
PLoS One, 2012, vol. 7, p. e32482 |
dc.relation |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032482 |
dc.rights |
cc-by (c) Santín Cerezales, Miguel et al., 2012 |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es |
dc.subject |
Interferó |
dc.subject |
Tuberculosi |
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VIH (Virus) |
dc.subject |
Interferon |
dc.subject |
Tuberculosis |
dc.subject |
HIV (Viruses) |
dc.title |
Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.description.abstract |
Background: Despite the widespread use of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), their role in diagnosing tuberculosis and targeting preventive therapy in HIV-infected patients remains unclear. We conducted a comprehensive systematic review to contribute to the evidence-based practice in HIV-infected people. Methodology/Principal Findings: We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, and Biomedicine databases to identify articles published between January 2005 and July 2011 that assessed QuantiFERON H -TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and T-SPOT H .TB (T-SPOT.TB) in HIV-infected adults. We assessed their accuracy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and incident active tuberculosis, and the proportion of indeterminate results. The search identified 38 evaluable studies covering a total of 6514 HIV-infected participants. The pooled sensitivity and specificity for tuberculosis were 61% and 72% for QFT-GIT, and 65% and 70% for T-SPOT.TB. The cumulative incidence of subsequent active tuberculosis was 8.3% for QFT-GIT and 10% for T-SPOT.TB in patients tested positive (one study each), and 0% for QFT-GIT (two studies) and T-SPOT.TB (one study) respectively in those tested negative. Pooled indeterminate rates were 8.2% for QFT-GIT and 5.9% for T-SPOT.TB. Rates were higher in high burden settings (12.0% for QFT-GIT and 7.7% for T-SPOT.TB) than in low-intermediate burden settings (3.9% for QFT-GIT and 4.3% for T-SPOT.TB). They were also higher in patients with CD4 + T-cell count, 200 (11.6% for QFT-GIT and 11.4% for T-SPOT.TB) than in those with CD4 + T-cell count $ 200 (3.1% for QFT-GIT and 7.9% for T-SPOT.TB). Conclusions/Significance: IGRAs have suboptimal accuracy for confirming or ruling out active tuberculosis disease in HIV-infected adults. While their predictive value for incident active tuberculosis is modest, a negative QFT-GIT implies a very low short- to medium-term risk. Identifying the factors associated with indeterminate results will help to optimize the use of IGRAs in clinical practice, particularly in resource-limited countries with a high prevalence of HIV-coinfection. |