Serial testing with the interferon- release assay in Portuguese healthcare workers.

Abstract

Evidence for the utility of the new Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) specific IFN- release assays in diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is growing. However, data concerning conversion and reversion rates in serial testing of healthcare workers (HCWs) with an interferon- release assay are sparse.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheDeutsch
Aufsatznummer4
ISSN0340-0131
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
pubmed 20721576