QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Estimated 2017 tuberculosis (TB) incidence is 10 million and mainly depends on the reservoir of individuals with latent TB infection (LTBI). Quantiferon ®-TB Gold in-Tube (QFT-GIT) is one of the tests used for LTBI detection. Since 2015 a new version, Quantiferon®-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is available. Objectives: to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy for TB of QFT-Plus compared to QFT-GIT. Methods: PubM ed and Scopus were used to detect records related to predefined strings from 2015 to 2018.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research