Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in detecting latent tuberculosis in health care workers in Iran

Comparison of the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in detecting latent tuberculosis in health care workers in Iran

OBJECTIVES: The tuberculin skin test (TST) and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT) are used to identify latent tuberculosis infections (LTBIs). The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between these two tests among health care workers in Iran. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Mostafavi, Mahshid Nasehi, Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki, Saber Esmaeili, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Saeed Sharafi, Amin Doosti-Irani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2016-07-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:
Latent tuberculosis
Tuberculin skin test
QuantiFERON-TB Gold
Health care workers
Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-38-e2016032.pdf

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