Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test and tuberculin skin test for identification of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthcare staff and association between positive test results and known risk factors for infection

Paul Charles Vinton; Seema Mihrshahi; Paul DR Johnson; Grant A Jenkin; Damien John Jolley; Beverley-Ann Biggs

doi:10.1086/595695

Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test and tuberculin skin test for identification of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthcare staff and association between positive test results and known risk factors for infection

Paul Charles Vinton, Seema Mihrshahi, Paul DR Johnson, Grant A Jenkin, Damien John Jolley, Beverley-Ann Biggs

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We compared a whole blood interferon-g release assay (QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test, hereafter ?QFT?in tube test?) with a tuberculin skin test (TST) to determine which test more accurately identified latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthcare staff

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215 - 221
Number of pages	7
Journal	Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/595695
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Vinton, P. C., Mihrshahi, S., Johnson, P. DR., Jenkin, G. A., Jolley, D. J., & Biggs, B-A. (2009). Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test and tuberculin skin test for identification of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthcare staff and association between positive test results and known risk factors for infection. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 30(3), 215 - 221. https://doi.org/10.1086/595695

Vinton, Paul Charles ; Mihrshahi, Seema ; Johnson, Paul DR ; Jenkin, Grant A ; Jolley, Damien John ; Biggs, Beverley-Ann. / Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube test and tuberculin skin test for identification of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthcare staff and association between positive test results and known risk factors for infection. In: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2009 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 215 - 221.

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In: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2009, p. 215 - 221.

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