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86480 Tb test cell immun measure

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: IGRA, interferon-gamma release assay, TB gold test

Tuberculosis cell-mediated immunity measurement via interferon-gamma release assays, quantifying T cell response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens.

Clinical Context

Detects cell-mediated immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis indicating latent tuberculosis infection or active disease. Increasingly preferred over skin testing due to improved specificity and lack of false positives from bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination.

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Specialties

Infectious DiseaseImmunologyPulmonology

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