Serial testing of health care workers for tuberculosis infection: A prospective cohort study

Health Care Workers (HCW) may have an occupational risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the 2-step strategy: tuberculin skin test (TST) followed by confirmation with Interferon (IFN)-γ- release assays (IGRAs) in H...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e0235986
Hauptverfasser:	Casas, Irma, Esteve, Maria, Guerola, Rosa, Latorre, Irene, Villar-Hernández, Raquel, Mena, Guillermo, Prat-Aymerich, Cristina, Matllo, Joan, Dominguez, Jose
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antigens Biology and Life Sciences Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Diagnosis Disease Evaluation Female Follow-Up Studies Health care Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data Health risks Hospitals Humans Infections Interferon Interferon gamma release tests Interferon-gamma - metabolism Male Mass Screening Medical diagnosis Medical examination Medical personnel Medicine and Health Sciences Occupational exposure Occupational health Performance evaluation Prevalence Prospective Studies Research and Analysis Methods Risk factors Skin tests Social Sciences Studies Tuberculin Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - metabolism
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