Neutrophil CD64 expression levels in IGRA-positive individuals distinguish latent tuberculosis from active disease.

CONCLUSIONS: The positive regulation of CD64 expression in circulating neutrophils of patients with active TB could represent an additional biomarker for diagnosis of active TB and could be used for monitoring individuals with LTBI before progression of TB disease.
PMID: 30970080 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - April 12, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Corrêa RDS, Rodrigues LS, Pereira LHL, Nogueira OC, Leung J, Sousa MDS, Hacker MA, Siqueira HR, Capone D, Alves RLR, Pessolani MCV, Schmitz V, Pereira GMB Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research