QuantiFERON

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnostic test
gptkbp:approves gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:availableIn multiple countries
gptkbp:competesWith TST
gptkbp:developedBy Cellestis
gptkbp:hasVariants QuantiFERON-TB Gold
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label QuantiFERON
gptkbp:isAttendedBy healthcare_professionals
gptkbp:isAvailableIn QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test
QuantiFERON-TB Gold test
gptkbp:isBasedOn T-cell response
gptkbp:isConsidered a_modern_alternative_to_TST
more_sensitive_than_TST
more_specific_than_TST
gptkbp:isInformedBy laboratories
gptkbp:isNotableFor immunocompromised individuals
children under 5
people with recent TB infection
people with recent vaccinations
gptkbp:isPartOf TB control programs
TB testing protocols
gptkbp:isRated BCG vaccination
previous TB treatment
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor gptkb:CDC
WHO
gptkbp:isUsedFor active TB diagnosis
latent TB infection diagnosis
gptkbp:isUsedIn research studies
clinical settings
pre-employment screening
homeless shelter screening
hospital screening
immigrant screening
military screening
nursing home screening
prison screening
school screening
screening high-risk populations
travel screening
healthcare_worker_screening
gptkbp:measures immune response
gptkbp:provides results within 24 hours
gptkbp:requires blood sample
gptkbp:resultedIn interferon-gamma release
gptkbp:type blood test
gptkbp:usedFor tuberculosis screening