Serological Test for the Diagnosis of TB (MycoTB)

University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Active Tuberculosis

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02898623

9179

Details and patient eligibility

About

TB remains a health problem in France with about 5,000 new cases per year. Development of new screening tests is a priority for TB. The main objective of the study is to evaluate performances of innovative blood tests to identify active tuberculosis in adults patients living in low-prevalence country. Adult patients with possible TB from will be tested for the presence of antibodies directed against M. tuberculosis selected antigens. Positive and negative predictive values will be established based on TB culture results.

Enrollment: 1,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Signs of possible Tuberculosis (TB); testing for TB in routine practice (microbiology)

Exclusion criteria

• Immunosuppression