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Effect of tuberculin skin testing on a Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific interferon-gamma assay
European Respiratory Journal , 06/06/07
Leyten, E.M.S., et al. - Recently, interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) for specific diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection have become available...Screening for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection using tuberculin skin testing followed by interferon-gamma release assays on the day of reading is a reliable approach, as the specificity of QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube is not affected by prior tuberculin skin test administration
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