Three classess of tests are now recommended in the latest consolidated guideles on tests for tuberculosis infection. It includes for the first-time a new class of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests (TBSTs), and the two existing classes of tests: the tuberculin skin test (TST) and t...he interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs).
IGRAs and TBSTs use Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex specific antigens and represent a significant advancement to TST which has been used for over half a century.
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Empfehlungen zur Diagnostik und Therapie nichttuberkulöser Mykobakteriosen des Deutschen Zentralkomitees zur Bekämpfung der Tuberkulose (DZK) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin (DGP).
Schönfeld N et al. Recommendations of the German Central Committee… Pneumolo...gie 2016; 70: 250–276
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This document contains: The systematic reviews and GRADE assessments used at the Index-TB Guideline Panel in July 2015; The Evidence to Decision tables that record the Panel’s assessment and recommendations from
this meeting
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation - Your partner in the fight against TB
Accessed November 2017
Iniciativa Global de Laboratorio – Entrenamiento en Xpert MTB/RIF
Accessed December 2017
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Aлгоритм лабораторной диагностики и мониторинга лечения туберкулеза легких и туберкулеза с лекарственной устойчивостью на основе применения современных быстрых... молекулярных методов.
Экспертное заключение членов основной группы Европейской лабораторной инициативы, подготовленное для Европейского региона ВОЗ.
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Expert opinion of the European Tuberculosis Laboratory Initiative core group members for the WHO European Region.
Stop TB`s GDF provides a wide range of diagnostic equipment and laboratory supplies in its Diagnostics Catalog
Consensus -based guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
Interferon-γ Assays - Description and Assessment of a New Tool in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Haür B et al. Interferon-γ-Tests in der ...Pneumologie 2006; 60: 29-44
1st edition
This resource provides practical guidance for front line health workers responsible for the diagnosis, management and care of patients with these two diseases. Published in collaboration with the World Diabetes Foundation
Towards Universal Access to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment