Article contents
Whole-Blood Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for Baseline Tuberculosis Screening of Healthcare Workers at a Swiss University Hospital
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
![Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'](https://static.cambridge.org/content/id/urn%3Acambridge.org%3Aid%3Aarticle%3AS0195941700048608/resource/name/firstPage-S0195941700048608a.jpg)
- Type
- Letters to the Editor
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008
References
1.World Health Organization. Global TB database. Available at: http://www.who.int./tb/country/en/index.html. Accessed October 2006.Google Scholar
2.American Thoracic Society. Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000;161:S221–S247.Google Scholar
3.Jensen, PA, Lambert, LA, Iademarco, MF, Ridzon R; Centers for Disease Control. Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2005;54:1–141.Google ScholarPubMed
4.Jasmer, RM, Nahid, P, Hopewell, PC. Latent tuberculosis infection. N Engl J Med 2002;347:1860–1866.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
5.Pai, M, Riley, LW, Colford, JM Jr. Interferon-γ–release assays in the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis 2004;4:761–776.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
6.Cellestis. QuantiFeron-TB Gold In-Tube: technical information; package insert. Accessed January 2008.Google Scholar
7.Nienhaus, A, Schablon, A, Bâde, CL, Siano, B, Diel, R. Evaluation of the interferon-γ–release assay in healthcare workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2008;81:295–300.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
8.Harada, N, Nakajima, Y, Higuchi, K, Sekiya, Y, Rothel, J, Mori, T. Screening for tuberculosis infection using whole-blood interferon-γ and Mantoux testing among Japanese healthcare workers. Infect Control and Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27:442–448.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
9.Nienhaus, A, Schablon, A, Loddenkemper, A, Hauer, B, Wolf, N, Diel, R. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in geriatric care. Pneumologie 2007;61:613–616.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
- 13
- Cited by