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Identification of cytokines in whole blood for differential diagnosis of tuberculosis versus pneumonia.


ABSTRACT: Differentiating tuberculosis (TB) from pneumonia remains a challenge. We evaluated the cytokine profiles of whole blood cells from patients with TB (n = 38) or pneumonia (n = 30) and from healthy individuals (n = 30) before and after stimulating cells with ESAT-6 or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). When the percent change in the levels of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) after stimulation with ESAT-6 was used in receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis (a graphic method to determine the diagnostic accuracy of a test) to identify a patient with TB, the area under the curve (AUC) was 90.4%, and a cutoff point of a 3.59% change produced a corresponding sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of over 80%. When the change in IFN-gamma after stimulation of blood cells with LPS was used to identify a patient with pneumonia, the AUC reached 89.1%, and a cutoff point of 3.59% produced a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of approximately 80% each. When the change in interleukin-12 (IL-12) after stimulation of blood cells with LPS was selected to define a patient with pneumonia, the AUC was 85.2%, and a cutoff point of 2.08% gave a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 80.0%, 78.9%, and 79.4%, respectively. We conclude that the percent change in IFN-gamma after stimulation of whole blood cells with ESAT-6 may differentiate patients with TB from patients with pneumonia. The percent change in IFN-gamma and IL-12 after LPS stimulation of whole blood cells could differentiate patients with pneumonia from patients with TB.

SUBMITTER: Su WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2863376 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of cytokines in whole blood for differential diagnosis of tuberculosis versus pneumonia.

Su Wen-Lin WL   Perng Wann-Cherng WC   Huang Ching-Hui CH   Yang Cheng-Yu CY   Wu Chin-Pyng CP   Chang Feng-Yee FY   Chen Jenn-Han JH  

Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI 20100317 5


Differentiating tuberculosis (TB) from pneumonia remains a challenge. We evaluated the cytokine profiles of whole blood cells from patients with TB (n = 38) or pneumonia (n = 30) and from healthy individuals (n = 30) before and after stimulating cells with ESAT-6 or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). When the percent change in the levels of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) after stimulation with ESAT-6 was used in receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis (a graphic method to determine the diagnostic  ...[more]

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