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DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
卷 64, 期 7, 页码 1916-1922出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-5475-3
关键词
Inflammatory bowel disease; Latent tuberculosis infection; Tuberculin skin test; Interferon gamma release assay
资金
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-FAPERJ
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq
Background and AimsTo compare tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) in the screening of LTBI among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in an endemic area for tuberculosis, to evaluate the need for repeating tests during anti-TNF, therapy, and to check whether the results may be affected by immunosuppression.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 110 IBD patients and 64 controls was conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The TST was administered after the Quantiferon(((R)))-TB Gold In-tube test was performed.ResultsTST and IGRA agreement was poor regarding diagnosis (kappa: control=0.318; UC=0.202; and CD=-0.093), anti-TNF therapy (kappa: with anti-TNF=0.150; w/o anti-TNF=-0.123), and immunosuppressive therapy (IST) (kappa: with IS=-0.088; w/o IS=0.146). Indeterminate IGRA was reported in four CD patients on IST. Follow-up tests after anti-TNF identified conversion in 8.62% using TST and 20.0% using IGRA. Considering IGRA as a criterion standard, TST showed low sensitivity (19.05%) and positive predictive value (PPV) (21.05%). LTBI detection remarkably improved when IGRA was added to TST (sensitivity of 80.95% and PPV of 53.13%). Results were particularly relevant among CD patients where rates started from zero to reach sensitivity and PPV of more than 60%.ConclusionIGRA alone was more effective to detect LTBI than TST alone and had an overall remarkable added value as an add-on sequential test, particularly in CD patients. While cost-effectiveness of these strategies remains to be evaluated, IGRA appears to be justified in CD prior to and during anti-TNF therapy, where tuberculosis is endemic.
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