Novel M. tuberculosis specific IL-2 ELISpot assay discriminates adult patients with active or latent tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) still is a major worldwide health problem, with 10.4 million new cases in 2016. Only 5-15% of people infected with M. tuberculosis develop TB disease while others remain latently infected (LTBI) during their lifetime. Thus, the absence of tests able to distinguish between latent infection and active tuberculosis is one of the major limits of currently available diagnostic tools.

Methods

A total of 215 patients were included in the study as active TB cases (n = 73), LTBI subjects (n = 88) and healthy persons (n = 54). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from each patient and the LIOSpot® TB anti-human IL-2 ELISpot assay was performed to test their proliferative response to M. tuberculosis antigens ESAT-6, CFP-10 and Ala-DH. St

SUBMITTER: Della Bella C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983515 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature