Evaluation of the tuberculin skin test and the interferon-γ release assay for TB screening in French healthcare workers

INTRODUCTION: Using French cut-offs for the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), results of the TST were compared with the results of an Interferon-γ Release Assay (IGRA) in Healthcare Workers (HCW) after contact to AFB-positive TB patients. METHODS: Between May 2006 and May 2007, a total of 148 HCWs of the...

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Autores principales: Tripodi, Dominique, Brunet-Courtois, Benedicte, Nael, Virginie, Audrain, Marie, Chailleux, Edmond, Germaud, Patrick, Naudin, Frederique, Muller, Jean-Yves, Bourrut-Lacouture, Martine, Durand-Perdriel, Marie-Henriette, Gordeeff, Claire, Guillaumin, Guyonne, Houdebine, Marietherese, Raffi, Francois, Boutoille, David, Biron, Charlotte, Potel, Gilles, Roedlich, Claude, Geraut, Christian, Schablon, Anja, Nienhaus, Albert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2790451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-4-30

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2790451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-4-30

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