Re: QuantiFERON-TB test for annual screening of healthcare workers: Not yet ready for prime time in low-prevalence countries

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 518-

  Joshi, Manish ^a   Monson, Thomas ^a   Woods, Gail ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTICENTER STUDY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79955499359     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659956     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Gandra S, Scott WS, Somaraju V, Wang H,Wilton S, Feigenbaum M. Questionable effectiveness of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test (Cellestis) as a screening tool in healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010;31:1279-1285.
2. Joshi M, Monson T,Woods G. Practical experience with the QFTGIT assay for LTBI annual testing among US health-care workers in a large tertiary setting. Chest 2010;138:746A.