Interferon-gamma release assays for the tuberculosis serial testing of health care workers: a systematic review.

Felix C Ringshausen; Anja Schablon; Albert Nienhaus

doi:10.1186/1745-6673-7-6

Interferon-gamma release assays for the tuberculosis serial testing of health care workers: a systematic review.

Felix C Ringshausen
Anja Schablon
Albert Nienhaus

Beteiligte Einrichtungen

Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Dermatologie und bei Pflegeberufen

Abstract

Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are increasingly used in the tuberculosis (TB) screening of health care workers (HCWs). However, comparatively high rates of conversions and reversion as well as growing evidence of substantial within-subject variability of interferon-gamma responses complicate their interpretation in the serial testing of HCWs.

Bibliografische Daten

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	1
ISSN	1745-6673
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-7-6
Status	Veröffentlicht - 2012

pubmed	22537915