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

D. Tripodi,Benedicte Brunet-Courtois,Virginie Nael,M. Audrain,E. Chailleux,Patrick Germaud,F. Naudin,Jean Yves Muller,Martine Bourrut-Lacouture,Marie-Henriette Durand-Perdriel,Claire Gordeeff,Guyonne Guillaumin,Marietherese Houdebine,François Raffi,David Boutoille,C. Biron,G. Potel,C. Roedlich,Christian Geraut,Anja Schablon,Albert Nienhaus

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

2009

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.

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Physical therapy
Health care
Tuberculosis
Tuberculin
Contact tracing
Interferon
Medicine
interferon γ
tb screening
Internal medicine
Environmental health
pharmacology toxicology
Public health
skin test

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