Interferon γ-release assays for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in healthcare workers in low-incidence settings: Pros and cons

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 714-718

  Pollock, Nira R ^a,b   McAdam, Alexander J ^a,b   Pai, Madhukar ^c,d   Nardell, Edward A ^b,e,f   Bernardo, John ^g   Banaei, Niaz ^h,i   Mobo, Jay ^j  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ALGORITHM; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LOW RISK POPULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS TEST KIT; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84899567975     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.223297     Document Type: Note

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