Reducing the rates of indeterminate results of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test during routine preemployment screening for latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare personnel

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 296-298

  Miranda, Cyndee ^a,b   Yen Lieberman, Belinda ^a   Terpeluk, Paul ^a   Tomford, J Walton ^a   Gordon, Steven ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Infectious Disease ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD; SCREENING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 61849139528     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595732     Document Type: Article

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