Utility of the interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis infection screening among indian health-care workers

Utility of the interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis infection screening among indian health-care workers

Background: The utility of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening among health-care workers (HCWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains unclear. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study among HCW trainees undergoing annual LTBI s...

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Main Authors: Sunita Girish, Aarti Kinikar, Geeta Pardesh, Sangita Shelke, Anita Basavaraj, Ajay Chandanwale, Dileep Kadam, Samir Josh, Gauri Dhumal, Nilima Lokhande, Andrea Deluca, Nikhil Gupte, Amita Gupta, Robert C Bollinger, Vidya Mave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
concordant and discordant test results
health-care workers
latent tuberculosis infection
quanti feron® tb gold test-in-tube (qft-git)
tuberculin skin test
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