National Guideline Clearinghouse | Updated guidelines for using interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: United States 2010.

Guideline Title
Updated guidelines for using interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: United States 2010.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Mazurek GH, Jereb J, Vernon A, LoBue P, Goldberg S, Castro K, IGRA Expert Committee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Updated guidelines for using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection - United States, 2010. MMWR Recomm Rep 2010 Jun 25;59(RR-5):1-25. [113 references] PubMed

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States. MMWR Recomm Rep 2005 Dec 16;54(RR-15):49-55.

full-text:
National Guideline Clearinghouse | Updated guidelines for using interferon gamma release assays to detect <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> infection: United States 2010.