Dried plasma spots in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: IP-10 release assay on filter paper

…, J Diaz, J Maldonado, I Mialdea… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Interferon (IFN)-γ release assays (IGRAs) are probably the most accurate tests for the detection
of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but IGRAs are labour intensive and the …

Use of interferon-gamma release assays to calculate the annual risk of tuberculosis infection

…, I Latorre, A Lacoma, FJ Roig, I Mialdea… - The Pediatric …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The objective was to assess the annual risk of tuberculosis infection by means of tuberculin
skin testing (TST) in children, evaluating whether QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFN-G-IT) …

Specific diagnosis of tuberculosis infection sent via mail–IGRAs on paper

M Ruhwald, I Latorre, J Diaz, J Maldonado, I Mialdea… - 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Objectives: IFN-γ release assays (IGRAs) are the most accurate diagnostic tests for latent TB.
IP-10 is a chemokine expressed in concert with IFN-γ, but in >100 fold higher levels. The …

Ability of IGRAs for diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in adolescents, and role of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the positivity of tuberculine skin test

I Mialdea, I Latorre, E Giner, N Díez, C Salazar… - 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: A big drawback of tuberculin skin test (TST) is the cross-reaction with bacillus
Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine or with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). In this way, …

Accuracy of IFN-γ and IP-10 detection for diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

I Latorre, J Diez, I Mialdea, N Altet, C Prat, N Diez… - 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Objective: Evaluate IP-10 detection for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and active tuberculosis
(TB) in children, comparing the results with IFN-γ detection. Material and methods: IFN-…

Evaluation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria effect in the tuberculosis infection diagnosis: Interim analysis of a TBNET study

…, I Latorre, M Tsolia, V Amanatidou, N Diez, I Mialdea… - 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim was to determine the role of previous non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
sensitization in children as a factor of discordant results between tuberculin skin test (TST) and T-…

Diagnostic accuracy of interferon gamma-induced protein 10 mRNA release assay for tuberculosis

T Blauenfeldt, R Villar-Hernández… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) are increasingly used to test for latent
tuberculosis (TB) infection. Although highly specific, IGRAs have a relatively high false-negative …

T lymphocytes restrain spontaneous metastases in permanent dormancy

I Romero, C Garrido, I Algarra, A Collado, F Garrido… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Tumor dormancy is a clinical phenomenon related to immune equilibrium during cancer
immunoediting. The mechanisms involved in dormant metastases are poorly understood due to …

Metastases in immune-mediated dormancy: a new opportunity for targeting cancer

I Romero, F Garrido, AM Garcia-Lora - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
The aim of any anticancer treatment is to avoid, control, or eliminate disseminated tumor cells.
Clinical and experimental evidence has revealed that metastases can remain in a latency …

Eocene decapod crustaceans in time and space: an example from the Spanish Pyrenees

FA Ferratges, S Zamora - Zubía, 2019 - dialnet.unirioja.es
The highest diversity of decapod crustaceans in modern ecosystems is concentrated in tropical
regions (Boschi, 2000) especially in reef environments (Abele, 1974; Haig, 1976; Serène…