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The purpose of this study is to access conversion rate of TST (Tuberculin skin test) and Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay in health care workers.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Health care workers | health care workers who performed TST or Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay before |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| conversion rate of latent tuberculosis infection in hospital workers | 3months |
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health care workers who performed TST or Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay before
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Severance Hospital | Seoul | 120-752 | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7990907 | Background | Menzies D, Fanning A, Yuan L, Fitzgerald M. Tuberculosis among health care workers. N Engl J Med. 1995 Jan 12;332(2):92-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199501123320206. No abstract available. | |
| 16333934 | Background | Jiamjarasrangsi W, Hirunsuthikul N, Kamolratanakul P. Tuberculosis among health care workers at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, 1988-2002. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Nov;9(11):1253-8. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014376 | Tuberculosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
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whole blood for perfoming Quantiferon-TB Gold in tube assay
| 8887599 | Background | Schwartzman K, Loo V, Pasztor J, Menzies D. Tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Montreal. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1996 Oct;154(4 Pt 1):1006-12. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887599. |
| 11258511 | Background | Kruuner A, Danilovitsh M, Pehme L, Laisaar T, Hoffner SE, Katila ML. Tuberculosis as an occupational hazard for health care workers in Estonia. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2001 Feb;5(2):170-6. |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |