Case-Control study of Firefighters with documented positive tuberculin skin test results using Quantiferon-TB testing in comparison with Firefighters with negative tuberculin skin test results
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phoenix Firefighters have had abnormally high rates of tuberculin skin test (TBST) results on medical surveillance. The objectives of this study were to evaluate our firefighters using QuantiFERON-TB (QFT), comparing the results to t...
Main Authors: | Gorter Forrest D, Kelley Patrick L, Dominguez John A, Reinhart Steven, Wernick Howard B, England Timothy L, Fleming James L, Papst Victor, LaDuke Alicia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
Online Access: | http://www.occup-med.com/content/1/1/28 |
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