title: Tuberculosis screening on a health science campus: use of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test for students and employees.
abstract: Detecting and managing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection in a health-science center population is a clinical dilemma. Tuberculin skin tests are still the preferred method for detecting present or past infection of TB. The authors discuss the performance of whole blood interferon gamma release assay test commercially known as QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test (QFT-G) as an additional tool for a TB surveillance program for the students and employees at an academic medical center. QFT-G was successfully implemented as a confirmatory test for screening of TB infection.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tennessee's Health Science Center-University Health Services, Memphis 38163, USA. pveeser@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Peggy Ingram
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Veeser
authors.forename: Phillip Karl
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Handy
authors.forename: Sharon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D013714:Tennessee; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000379:methods*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007371:Interferon-gamma