Study boost for Cellestis tuberculosis test
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Cellestis' tuberculosis (TB) test is six times more effective at detecting the disease than traditional testing. A study published in the February 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that the product - QuantiFERON-TB Gold - outperformed the standard tuberculin skin test (TST), by singling out those patients with an active, infectious form of TB, over those infected with the inactive, latent form.