T-SPOT.TB Interferon-γ Release Assay Performance in Healthcare Worker Screening at Nineteen U.S. Hospitals

Interferon-γ release assays have significant advantages over tuberculin skin testing in many clinical situations. However, recent studies have called into question their reliability in serial testing of healthcare workers because of reportedly high rates of positivity and high conversion/reversion r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2015-08, Vol.192 (3), p.367-373
Hauptverfasser:	King, Thomas C, Upfal, Mark, Gottlieb, Andrew, Adamo, Philip, Bernacki, Edward, Kadlecek, Chris P, Jones, Jeffrey G, Humphrey-Carothers, Frances, Rielly, Albert F, Drewry, Pamela, Murray, Kathy, DeWitt, Marcie, Matsubara, Janet, O'Dea, Louis, Balser, John, Wrighton-Smith, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Hospitals Humans Interferon-gamma Release Tests - statistics & numerical data Male Mass Screening - methods Middle Aged Personnel, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Reproducibility of Results Tuberculin Test - statistics & numerical data Tuberculosis - diagnosis United States Young Adult
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