Specificity of a whole blood IGRA in German nursing students.

Abstract

Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are used for tuberculosis (TB) screening in healthcare workers (HCWs). However, data on specificity of IGRA in serial testing of HCWs is sparse. Therefore the specificity and the negative predictive value of the IGRA - QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) - in German nursing students was investigated.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
ISSN1471-2334
DOIs
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
pubmed 21929799