Screening of latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers by quantiFERON-TB and tuberculin skin test;Screening dell'infezione tubercolare latente in operatori sanitari con quantiFERON-TB e test cutaneo tubercolinico

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 406-407

  Ciaschetti, A ^a,b   Franchi, A ^a   Richeldi, L ^a   Rumpianesi, F ^a   Meacci, M ^a   Valente, A ^a   Franco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood test; Health care workers; Interferon release assay; Latent tuberculosis infection; QuantiFERON TB; Screening tests; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 39349090438     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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