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Tuberculosis
Studies from K. Borgen et al add new findings in the area of tuberculosis
September 30th, 2008
"The aim of the present study was to evaluate yield and effectiveness of a large-scale contact investigation around a supermarket employee with infectious tuberculosis. Supermarket customers were screened by tuberculin skin test (TST) and/or radiography, depending on individual characteristics," scientists in Netherlands report. "The number of recent infections was estimated based on historical reference data after correction for false-positive TST results. TST screening of 15,518 subjects yielded 12 cases of tuberculosis disease as a direct result of the investigation (1,293 screenings per case identified). Radiographical screening of 5,945 subjects yielded no cases....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-30)
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