Utility of Cerebrospinal Fluid Unstimulated Interferon-Gamma (IRISA-TB) as a Same-Day Test for Tuberculous Meningitis in a Tuberculosis-Endemic, Resource-Poor Setting
Randall P, Mutsvangwa J, Nliwasa M, Wilson L, Makamure B, Makambwa E, Meldau R, Dheda K, Munyati S, Siddiqi O, Corbett E, Esmail A. Utility of Cerebrospinal Fluid Unstimulated Interferon-Gamma (IRISA-TB) as a Same-Day Test for Tuberculous Meningitis in a Tuberculosis-Endemic, Resource-Poor Setting. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae496. PMID: 39286031, PMCID: PMC11403475, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnstimulated interferon-gammaTuberculous meningitisPolymerase chain reaction productsCerebrospinal fluidXpert UltraDNA-based assaysInterferon-gammaHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infectedSuspected TBM patientsRule-in testPositive predictive valueGeneXpert UltraStage 2 evaluationTBM patientsSame-day testingNon-TBMZambian samplesUninfected participantsDiagnostic performanceAfrican samplesImmunodiagnostic assaysXpertMicrobiological resultsAssayBiobank samples
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