title: Screening for tuberculosis among homeless shelter staff.
abstract: The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) among homeless shelter staff was assessed using the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the Quantiferon TB-Gold in tube interferon-γ release assay (QFT-TB). Investigation of 51 participants for whom both QFT-TB and TST results were available showed 47.1% and 43.1% positivity, respectively, with excellent (92%) concordance between the 2 tests. The high risk for acquiring occupational TB necessitates the development of TB surveillance protocols for homeless shelter staff in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Department of Occupational Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Renzi
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomao
authors.forename: Agnese
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Capanna
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visca
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vonesch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D060447:Emergency Shelter; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000078329:Workforce