Public health application of a serological test for tuberculosis: study of the incidence of inapparent infections among the employees of an Alsatian supermarket.
A serodiagnostic test based on antigen 60 has been used to analyse the presence of IgG antibodies specific for mycobacteria, in the serum of the employees of a food supermarket. More than fourteen percent of the employees were seropositive, compared to 1.5% in a health adult population. The seropositives were restricted to those employees who were in direct contact with the customers.
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D000328:Adult; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012882:Skin Tests; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D007074:Immunoglobulin G