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Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis by ELISPOT assay and tuberculin skin test. 2016

F Du, and Z Zhang, and T Gao, and Z Liu, and H Jia, and A Xing, and B Du, and Q Sun, and T Cao, and Z Zhang
Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, 101149 Beijing, China.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in college students. METHODS Four hundred and twenty newly admitted college students were enrolled. The Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot assay (ELISPOT) was used. Overall, 171 students with ELISPOT assay+/TST+ were monitored for three years to detect active TB disease. RESULTS The overall positive rate of ELISPOT assay was 40.7% among TST+ students. The ELISPOT positive rates were 36.9%, 45.4%, and 64.3% in groups of TST induration of 10-14mm, 15-20mm, and ≥20mm, respectively, with a significant difference (χ(2)=10.136, P<0.01) but no significant difference between BCG scar and no scar (41.2% vs. 38.8%; P>0.05). None of the 171 untreated students contracted active TB within the three-year monitoring period. CONCLUSIONS The LTBI rate might be overestimated by TST compared with interferon-γ release assays. On the basis of a close monitoring, few students developed active TB despite a positive result to the TST and ELISPOT assay.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011993 Recombinant Fusion Proteins Recombinant proteins produced by the GENETIC TRANSLATION of fused genes formed by the combination of NUCLEIC ACID REGULATORY SEQUENCES of one or more genes with the protein coding sequences of one or more genes. Fusion Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant Chimeric Protein,Recombinant Fusion Protein,Recombinant Hybrid Protein,Chimeric Proteins, Recombinant,Hybrid Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant Chimeric Proteins,Recombinant Hybrid Proteins,Chimeric Protein, Recombinant,Fusion Protein, Recombinant,Hybrid Protein, Recombinant,Protein, Recombinant Chimeric,Protein, Recombinant Fusion,Protein, Recombinant Hybrid,Proteins, Recombinant Chimeric,Proteins, Recombinant Fusion,Proteins, Recombinant Hybrid
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000073887 Vaccination Coverage Rate of VACCINATION as defined by GEOGRAPHY and or DEMOGRAPHY. Immunization Coverage,Coverage, Immunization,Coverage, Vaccination,Coverages, Immunization,Coverages, Vaccination,Immunization Coverages,Vaccination Coverages
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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