Possibilities of quantiferon test in detection of latent tb infection

Objective: to determine the capabilities of quantiferon test in detecting latent tuberculosis infection patients with comorbid pathology. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis results was carried out 420 suspected or a hyperergic Mantoux Diaskintest reaction using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus system (Qiagen, Germany). Results. Different levels were established different age groups pathology, higher rate at young – 21.42%. The shift an older group (61-70 years) determined 16.32%. Latent significantly more often detected pathology compared healthy individuals (59.0% 32.78%, respectively, χ2=8.45, p=0.004). Conclusion. data obtained confirms assumption high level