QuantiFERON Gold-In-Tube for the diagnosis of mycobacterial tuberculosis infection in children under 5 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Volkman ThomasORCID,Muruganandah Visai,Graham HamishORCID,Tosif Shidan,Stokes Simon,Ranganathan Sarath

Abstract

Background Previous meta-analysis regarding the performance of QuantiFERON Gold-In-Tube in children have yielded contrasting results. Emerging data in children younger than 5 years of age necessitates a new analysis. Methods Systematic searches were conducted of MedLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases between 1998–2023. Pooled estimates of sensitivities and specificities of QFT-GIT compared to tuberculin skin test (TST) were calculated. The Kappa (k) coefficient was calculated for each study to determine the degree of congruence between TST and QFT-GIT results. Studies including patients co-infected with HIV or other immune compromising conditions or those treated with anti-tubercular treatment were excluded. Results Seventeen studies (4335 patients) were included in quantitative analysis. All studies were conducted in middle to high income countries. They were conducted across 14 countries and 4 studies in countries with high TB incidence. The pooled sensitivity, specificity and DOR were 0.45 (0.42–0.48), 0.96 (0.96–0.97) and 18.84 (7.33–48.41) respectively. The ability of QFT-GIT to discriminate with disease and no disease was “good” as demonstrated by a summary receiver operating characteristic curve with area under curve of 0.7812. The average Kappa (k) co-efficient was 0.501 with a wide variety of values between studies (0.167 to 0.800). Conclusion The findings of this meta-analysis support the judicious use of QFT-GIT in children 5 years and under, with caution as a sole test to exclude Tuberculosis in this age group. The heterogeneity and methodological quality of diagnostic studies limits the generalisability of results.

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Public Library of Science (PLoS)

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