Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	4974
Country	China

Received	2013-08-06 10:33
Peer-Review Started	2013-08-06 21:43
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Return for Revision	2013-09-04 09:48
Revised	2013-09-14 23:34
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Second Decision by Editor	2013-10-17 14:44
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-10-18 08:00
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-10-29 20:01
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-11-21 18:32
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-12-11 16:13

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Effectiveness of interferon-gamma release assays for differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Wen Chen, Jun-Hua Fan, Wei Luo, Peng Peng and Si-Biao Su
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Si-Biao Su, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 22, Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. susibiao@gmail.com
Key Words	Intestinal tuberculosis; Crohn's disease; Interferon-gamma; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	The misdiagnosis rate between Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) is 50%-70%. Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been used mainly to identify latent tuberculosis infection in patients in several areas and countries. However, the clinical usefulness of IGRAs in the differential diagnosis of ITB from CD is unknown. This is the first study to investigate the clinical usefulness of IGRAs in the differential diagnosis of ITB from CD by meta-analysis. IGRAs provided good specificity for ITB, and should be helpful in the differential diagnosis of ITB from CD.
Publish Date	2013-12-11 16:13
Citation	Chen W, Fan JH, Luo W, Peng P, Su SB. Effectiveness of interferon-gamma release assays for differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(44): 8133-8140
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i44/8133.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8133

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