Evaluation of a lateral flow assay-based IFN-gamma release assay as a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection
- Abstract
- Introduction We compared the performance of a fluorescence lateral flow assay (ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB) with the QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS (QFT-PLUS) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) prior to receiving biologics therapy. Method The comparability of the ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB assay with the QFT-PLUS assay for the diagnosis of LTBI was determined in prospectively enrolled patients with IMID prior to receiving biologics between August 2018 and October 2019. To determine the best cut-off value of the ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB, an ROC curve analysis was performed. Results Patients with IMID (n = 145) had inflammatory bowel disease (n = 83; 57.2%), rheumatoid arthritis (n = 44; 30.3%), or spondyloarthropathy (n = 18; 12.4%). The median age was 40.5 (interquartile range: 27.0-56.0), 72 (49.7%) were men, and 140 (96.6%) received BCG vaccination. With the manufacturer-recommended cut-off values, 11 (7.6%) and 20 (13.8%) patients showed positive results with the ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB and QFT-PLUS tests, respectively. The overall agreement between the two tests was 91.0% with a Cohen's kappa value of 0.535 (95% confidence interval: 0.317-0.754). ROC curve analysis of the QFT-PLUS results showed that a cut-off value of > 0.21 IU/mL would improve the performance of the ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB. Using the new cut-off value, the concordance rate was improved to 93.1% with a Cohen's kappa value of 0.668 (95% confidence interval: 0.478-0.858). Conclusions The ichroma (TM) IGRA-TB could be used as a point-of-care test for LTBI screening in IMID patients before starting biologics, especially in resource-limited settings.
- Author(s)
- 심태선; 조경욱; Dong Hwan Choi; Hoon Hee Lee; Jeong-Ran Kim; Young Gyun Kim
- Issued Date
- 2021
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Rheumatology
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10067-021-05663-1
- URI
- https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/7126
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- Publisher
- CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
- Location
- 독일
- Language
- 영어
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
- Citation Volume
- 40
- Citation Number
- 9
- Citation Start Page
- 3773
- Citation End Page
- 3781
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