[Quantiferon TB-2G among nurses with a history of working in our tuberculosis ward].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the infection rate of tuberculosis among nurses with a history of working in our hospital's tuberculosis ward (TW).


METHODS
We measured interferon gamma levels in 50 nurses who had worked in our TW, and evaluated the infection rate among these nurses before (I) and after (II) the use of our hospital's tuberculosis infection control manual.


RESULTS
The infection rate including probable infection was 6/50 (12.0%) in all TW nurses. The infection rate in the group I was 17.6%, but that in group II was 0%.


CONCLUSIONS
Our hospital's tuberculosis infection control manual was effective for decreasing the infection rate, despite a high rate of infection in group I.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization Matsue National Hospital, Shimane, Japan. yano@matsue.hosp.go.jp
Shuichi
S
Yano
Kanako
K
Kobayashi
Toshikazu
T
Ikeda
Yoshiyuki
Y
Tokuda
Kiryo
K
Wakabayashi
Shigenori
S
Ishikawa
Hiroyasu
H
Takeyama
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D015415:Biomarkers; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D007371:Interferon-gamma