Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Apr 2022)

Hemodialysis acutely altered interferon-gamma release assay test result and immune cell profile

  • Denise Utami Putri,
  • Chia-Ling Chen,
  • Cheng-Hui Wang,
  • Yuh-Mou Sue,
  • Po-Chun Tseng,
  • Chiou-Feng Lin,
  • Ching-Wen Tsai,
  • Yi-Jun Liu,
  • Chih-Hsin Lee

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 332 – 335

Abstract

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Patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) are at risk of TB development. IGRA-positive patients showed significant decrease in quantitative IGRA result with alterations in CD3+CD4+CD45RO+, NK cell, and monocyte subsets immediately upon HD procedure. Our result suggested that the timing of IGRA testing is crucial in end-stage renal disease population.

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