title: Current approach to latent tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment among medical center occupational health physicians.
abstract: We surveyed physicians in a national occupational medicine society regarding diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers. Most respondents used a combination of skin testing and interferon gamma release assays. Respondents integrating interferon gamma release assays into screening placed greater importance on employee acceptability and convenience.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. christopher.vinnard@drexelmed.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinnard
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linkin
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behrman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014374:Tuberculin Test