Barbara Meccugni
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Recent Articles
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Richeldi L, Losi M, DAmico R, Luppi M, Ferrari A, Mussini C, et al.
Chest
. 2009 Mar;
136(1):198-204.
PMID: 19318676
Background: Immunocompromised persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) have increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation, but their management is hampered by the occurrence of false-negative results of the tuberculin skin...
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Bergamini B, Losi M, Vaienti F, DAmico R, Meccugni B, Meacci M, et al.
Pediatrics
. 2009 Mar;
123(3):e419-24.
PMID: 19254978
Background: The accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection reduces the risk of progression to severe disseminated disease. However, in young children, a major limitation of the standard tuberculin skin test...
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Ferrara G, Losi M, DAmico R, Roversi P, Piro R, Meacci M, et al.
Lancet
. 2006 Apr;
367(9519):1328-34.
PMID: 16631911
Background: Two commercial blood assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection--T-SPOT.TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold--have been separately compared with the tuberculin skin test. Our aim was to compare the efficacy...
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Ferrara G, Losi M, Meacci M, Meccugni B, Piro R, Roversi P, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
. 2005 Jun;
172(5):631-5.
PMID: 15961696
Rationale: Interferon (IFN)-gamma blood tests may improve the current level of diagnostic accuracy for tuberculosis infection. The QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-Gold) has been used in selected populations and shows higher specificity...