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Tuberculosis
Reports from University of Melbourne add new data to research in tuberculosis
March 31st, 2009
"We compared a whole-blood interferon-gamma 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. A total of 481 hospital staff members were recruited from 5 hospitals in Melbourne, Australia," investigators in Parkville, Australia report. "They provided information about demographic variables and tuberculosis (TB) risk factors (ie, birth or travel in a country with a high prevalence of TB, working in an occupation likely to involve contact with M. tuberculosis or individuals with TB, or being a...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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