Associate Professor, Department of Tuberculosis and Reparatory Medicine, C U Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding author: Gordhanbhai L, Associate Professor, Department of Tuberculosis and Reparatory Medicine, C U Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India. Email: researchguide86@gmail.com
Online published on 4 February, 2019.
The aim of present study to evaluate the QuantiFERON-TB gold assay and tuberculin skin test to recognize tuberculosis infection amongst tuberculosis patient contact.
A total of 55 tuberculosis patients contacts were utilized for research, blood were pinched and practices by utilizing the QuantiFERON-TB gold assay pursue by insistent management of tuberculin skin test solution in subjects forearm. All accessible associates were asked to giveblood samples for Latent tuberculosis infection intest.
QuantiFERON-TB gold assay distinguish Latent tuberculosis infection with sensitivity of 88.81% and specificity of 89.9%. Tuberculin skin test: Sensitivity 67.9%, Specificity 15.9%.
Equally tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB gold assay can be utilized to recognize TB disease or Latent tuberculosis infection. The present assessment of tuberculin skin test&QuantiFERON-TB gold assay consequence bears thatQFT-G assay supply additional accurate results than tuberculin skin test in revealing of Latent tuberculosis infection.
Communicable disease, Sensitivity, Specificity, Tuberculosis
