Utilization of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in a two-step process with the tuberculin skin test to evaluate health care workers for latent tuberculosis.
A cost analysis of combining a tuberculin skin test (TST) and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT-GT) to detect latent tuberculosis in newly hired health care workers was performed. An approximately 50% reduction in the cost of additional care was realized when workers with positive TST results were subsequently screened using the QFT-GT.
Abdalhamid
Baha
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5900, USA.
Hinrichs
Steven H
SH
Garrett
Jodi L
JL
O'Neill
Jean M
JM
Hansen-Cain
Kristine M
KM
Armbrust
Amy A
AA
Iwen
Peter C
PC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
D014373:Tuberculin; D007371:Interferon-gamma