1 / 24

Comparison of Tuberculosis Testing Methods in New York City, 2008

A study by Dr. Katia Sitnitskaya from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2008 compared PPD vs. Quantiferon-TB testing methods. The study found a concordance of 89.3% between the two tests, with only 28% showing positive results by both methods. Discordance was observed in 5.1% TST-positive/QFT-negative and 5.6% TST-negative/QFT-positive cases. The BD BACTEC 460TB system for automated mycobacterial detection was also evaluated.

damian-lott
Télécharger la présentation

Comparison of Tuberculosis Testing Methods in New York City, 2008

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tuberculosis Dr. Katia Sitnitskaya

  2. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 2008

  3. PPD vs. Quantiferon-TB Luetkemeyer AF, Charlebois ED, Flores LLAm J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:737-742 • Concordance between QFT and TST = 89.3% • Only 28% (8/29) had positive test results by both modalities. • TST-positive/QFT-negative = 5.1% • TST-negative/QFT-positive discordance in 5.6%.

  4. BD BACTEC 460TB Automated Mycobacterial Detection and Susceptibility Testing System

  5. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 2008

More Related