Webinar "Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs): Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"Question: will the CDC guidelines be published in time for the CDC to discuss them?
On April 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon Central, the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center will present the webinar "Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs): Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." This webinar will include a presentation by Dr. Philip LoBue providing background on the development of IGRAs and a review of relevant IGRA studies performed to date. Special emphasis will be placed on recommendations and utilization of IGRAs following the new CDC guidelines for IGRAs (expected to be released in the first quarter of 2010) and the future of IGRAs. This session will also include details on the practical public health applications of both available IGRA tests: QuantiFERON presented by Dr. Thomas Dobbs and T-SPOT presented by Dr. Michael Stacey.
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